The Tibetan Book of the Dead
First Complete Translation
$91.31
- Hardcover
592 pages
- Release Date
19 January 2006
Summary
One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety.
Now, in one of the year’s most important publishing events, the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty. With an introductory commentary by …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780670858866 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0670858862 |
| Author: | Padmasambhava, Gyurme Dorje, Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Viking Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 592 |
| Release Date: | 19 January 2006 |
| Weight: | 640g |
| Dimensions: | 51mm x 163mm x 231mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
“This new translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a tremendous accomplishment. The whole text is a vast source of inspiration.” —Francesca Fremantle, Buddhadharma magazine“The most celebrated and widely read work of Tibetan literature outside Tibet … now in its finest and most complete form in this excellent English translation.” —Bryan J. Cuevas, Tricycle“Profound and unique, it is one of the great treasures of wisdom in the spiritual heritage of humanity.” —Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and DyingOne of the great scripts of world civilization … a voyage inside the profound imagination of a people, immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise. —Time Out (London)Magnificent … beautiful verse meditations. —The Guardian (London)I hope that the profound insights contained in this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world. —His Holiness The Dalai Lama
About The Author
Padmasambhava
Gyurme Dorje, Ph.D., is a leading scholar of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.
Thupten Jinpa, Ph.D., is the senior translator to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.
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