Evans-wentz

9788121509848-2025 — Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers. Hardcover. New/New. <p><strong>Author:</strong> W. Y. Evans-Wentz</p><p><strong>Publisher:</strong> Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers</p><p><strong>Binding:</strong> Hardcover</p><p><strong>ISBN:</strong> 9788121509848</p><p><strong>Number Of Pages:</strong> 292</p><p><strong>Details:</strong> The tibetan book of the dead is one of the texts that according to legend padma-sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to tibet in the late 8th century the guru hid his books in stones lakes and pillars because the tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teachings now in the form of the ever-popular tibetan book of the dead these teachings are constantly being discovered and rediscovered by western readers of many different backgrounds--a phenomenon which began in 1927 with oxfords first edition of dr evans-wentzs landmark volume while it is traditionally used as a mortuary text to be read or recited in the presence of a dead or dying person this book--which relates the whole experience of death and rebirth in three intermediate states of being--was originally understood as a guide not only for the dead but also for the living as a contribution to the science of death and dying--not to mention the belief in life after death or the belief in rebirth--the tibetan book of the dead is unique among the sacred texts of the world for its socio-cultural influence in this regard is without comparison this fourth edition features a new foreword afterword and suggested further reading list by donald s lopez author of prisoners of shangri-la: tibetan buddhism and the west lopez traces the whole history of the late evans-wentzs three earlier editions of this book fully considering the work of contributors to previous editions c g jung among them the sections that were added by evans-wentz along the way the questions surrounding the books translation and finally the volumes profound importance in engendering both popular and academic interest in the religion and culture of tibet</p> Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers hardcover