- Published: 5 January 2009
- ISBN: 9780140455267
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 592
- RRP: $30.00
The Tibetan Book of the Dead
First Complete Translation











This is the Classics edition of one of the greatest works created by any culture, and overwhelmingly the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West
The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai Lama and eminent contemporary masters of this traditin appointed by the Dalai Lama
One of the greatest works created by any culture and one of the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but strangely all of these have been partial abridgements. Now the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty. A comprehensive guide to living and dying, The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains exquisitely written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in daily life, on the processes of dying and the after-death state, and on how to help those who are dying. As originally intended this is as much a work for the living, as it is for those who wish to think beyond a mere conventional lifetime to a vastly greater and grander cycle.
'Extraordinary ... this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many' His Holiness the Dalai Lama
- Published: 5 January 2009
- ISBN: 9780140455267
- Imprint: Penguin Classics
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 592
- RRP: $30.00
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Praise for The Tibetan Book of the Dead
One of the great scripts of civilization … a voyage inside the profound imagination of a people
Time Out
Offers the wisdom of the Tibetan ancients to a jaded modern world
Sunday Telegraph
One of the great scripts of civilization … a voyage inside the profound imagination of a people
Time Out
I can't imagine anybody aware of his or her own temporal humanity not wanting to find out what this book says … this version is by far the most complete and comprehensive to date
Independent on Sunday
Magnificent … beautiful verse meditations
Guardian
This is an event. A new and comprehensive translation of one of the seminal works of Tibetan Buddhism
Richard Gere
One of the great treasures of wisdom in the spiritual heritage of humanity
Sogyal Rinpoche, author of, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying