The Tibetan Book of the Dead
$36.43
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
25 December 2020
Summary
In 1919, the distinguished scholar Walter Evans-Wentz visited an Indian monastery, where he encountered the source of this famous volume. Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, it offers instructions for preparing for death and moving through the various stages of rebirth. The book has since developed into a guide to attaining enlightenment and assuring an auspicious journey through the realms of the afterlife.
AUTHOR: W. Y. Evans-Wentz was a scholar of Theosophy who …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486845371 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0486845370 |
| Author: | W.Y. Evans-Wentz |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 25 December 2020 |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 140mm x 215mm |
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W.Y. Evans-Wentz
W. Y. Evans-Wentz was a scholar of Theosophy who attended Stanford University and Jesus College, Oxford. He later traveled to the East, where he became a student of Tibetan religious texts and worked with Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup to translate works that would later be published as The Tibetan Book of the Dead or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane. He is considered one of the scholars responsible for bringing awareness of Tibetan Buddhism to the West.
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