{"product_id":"the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-awakening-upon-dying-9781583945551","title":"The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead: Awakening Upon Dying\u003c\/i\u003e, with introductory commentary by Dzogchen Buddhist master Ch gyal Namkhai Norbu, is a new translation of the ancient text also known as \u003ci\u003eThe Great Liberation through Hearing in the Intermediate State\u003c\/i\u003e. Both a practical guide and intriguing historical, cultural, and spiritual document, this new version incorporates recent discoveries that have allowed for a better translation of previously ambiguous passages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Revealing a set of instructions designed to facilitate the inner liberation of the dead or dying person, the book provides a guide to navigating the bardo--the interval between death and rebirth. Originally composed by Padmasambhava, an important Indian master of the eighth century, the \u003ci\u003eTibetan Book of the Dead\u003c\/i\u003e was concealed in Tibet until it was discovered in the fourteenth century by Karma Lingpa, a famous Tibetan \u003ci\u003etert n\u003c\/i\u003e (discoverer of ancient texts). Describing in detail the characteristics and fantastic visions of each stage beyond death, the book includes invocations to be read aloud to the dying person, to help his or her successful journey toward the stage of liberation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ch gyal Namkhai Norbu's introduction clarifies the texts from the Dzogchen point of view and provides a scholarly summary of the ancient material based on his oral teachings and written works. In addition, material from several of Namkhai Norbu's more recent written works and oral teachers have been added, including an essay on the four intermediate states after death entitled \u003ci\u003eBirth, Life, and Death\u003c\/i\u003e. A full-color 16-page insert of traditional Tibetan art highlights Tibet's unique aesthetic wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e North Atlantic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781583945551\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Padmasambhava, Karma Lingpa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925077168309,"sku":"9781583945551","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_61a932e0-ec07-4271-b311-9da7fb1b2520.jpg?v=1687845055","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-awakening-upon-dying-9781583945551","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}