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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.3423
EAN num: 9780877736752
ISBN number: 0877736758
Label: Shambhala
Manufacturer: Shambhala
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 236
Printing Date: October 13, 1992
Publishing house: Shambhala
Release Date: October 13, 1992
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In this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhism—traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation—death and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This unabridged translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Chögyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology. This book will be of interest to people concerned with death and dying, as well as those who seek greater spiritual understanding in everyday life.
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Very small book without illustrations but an excellent commentary. makes a wonderful companion to a lager, illustrated text.
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A superb classic, sharing deep wisdom and guidance for life. Greatly enjoyed it and read it twice in a row. First encountered this book many years ago as a teenager. As useful now as it was then.
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We accidentally ordered this book not realizing it was a pocket edition.
We ended up returning it because it did not include the glossary, pronounciation guide, etc. of the full-sized version (which we had to order directly from the publisher as it wasn't available here at Amazon.)
If you're looking for a pocket edition, though, it's just fine.
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This is my favorite transliteration of the Tibetan Book of the Dead. Trungpa Rinpoche and Francesca Fremantle bring scholarly precision, elegance, and a certain audacious directness to the text. The introduction and commentary are also first-rate. The pocket edition of the paperback is lovely airline reading, as it literally fits in your pocket. (Will having this book on your person put you on any "watch lists" when you get the super-size security treatment? Dunno.)
The audio version is a terrific companion on the long and salty road trips we're exposed to out here in Western Walmartistan. "As I wander in samsara's dangerous path" indeed. The reader, Richard Gere, does have a little trouble with the more elaborate Sanskrit vocabulary, but for my money, that further humanizes the translation.
If you find this text perplexing, I humbly recommend Fremantle's guide to the TB of the D, called Luminous Emptiness, which is very strong in a rubber-meets-the-road kind of way.
Three cheers to Padmasambhava for generating this text, Karma Lingpa for communicating it to us, and the Trungpa/Fremantle team for the beautiful and workable translation!
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This was my very first exposure to the Tibetan book of the Dead. Basically this book is an instuctional guide for traveling thru the Bardo; the period or place in which we find ourselves after death, and before incarnating into our subsequent life or form. The book gives a very detailed description of the deities and phenomena one can expect to encounter in the Bardo, and the actions one must take to facilitate an optimal incarnation. It also instructs on the practices that we should engage in while living, to prepare for the Bardo, and therefor have the best out come of that experience. In addition, this is a guide for facilitating and guiding another person thru death and the Bardo. This is a straight forward reading of the book by Gere, it is clear and easy to understand. He is easy to listen to. The descriptions of the various dieties get a bit long winded as he decribes at least a hundred of them. Some of it is gruesome and down right scarey sounding. But the basic thing to remember is, that it is all emenating from our own mind, and not to be overcome by fear. Exposure to this information, practice and meditation on these deities can help prepare us for this experience. Apparently, if we take the correct actions (or non actions) in the bardo, we may not have to continue in samsara but can go directly to the Buddha state, or at least an incarnation in one of the more pleasant realms. I am fairly new to Tibetan Buddhism, so my interpretations of what I heard may not be a perfect reflection of the actual teachings. But that is how I heard it.
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