Status
Available
Collection
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, 1993.
Description
Tibetan Book of the Dead' provides the guidelines on preparing for death and achieving enlightenment by escaping the cycle of birth, suffering, and death. According to the author, monks can utilize meditation to explore the approximation of the life that exists beyond death and help gain knowledge on the preparation of souls for the afterlife experiences.
User reviews
LibraryThing member dirkjohnson
The so-called Tibetan Book of the Dead is my true Penelope. Thurman's translation is my least favorite of the translations of the Bardo Thodol (except for the W. Y. Evans-Wentz/Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup version, which I don't even count as a translation) because of his experimental coinages which, to
All that means is that I don't think the coinages work. Otherwise, as usual, Khenpo Thurman is fantastic and deliriously wonderful. (He doesn't actually have the Khenpo degree, but I'll explain why I call him that if you're curious). And the pictures are lovely.
If you're interested in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, I suggest reading multiple translations. Include this among them. Oh oh, mixed messages!
This review applies to the Robert Thurman translation of the Bardo Thodol.
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my mind, make it difficult to follow the terminology outward from this text to other works, including but not limited to Shi Tro practice. All that means is that I don't think the coinages work. Otherwise, as usual, Khenpo Thurman is fantastic and deliriously wonderful. (He doesn't actually have the Khenpo degree, but I'll explain why I call him that if you're curious). And the pictures are lovely.
If you're interested in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, I suggest reading multiple translations. Include this among them. Oh oh, mixed messages!
This review applies to the Robert Thurman translation of the Bardo Thodol.
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LibraryThing member kosmos21
One of the treasures of human literature - the book; And one of the treasures of American (world) intellectuals - Robert Thurman.
LibraryThing member kencf0618
Just flipping through it, powerful spiritual energy. Wouldn't dive in unless you dive in deep, deep, deep...
Language
Original language
Tibetan