The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Brand: PENGUIN CLASICOS

Color: Orange

Edition: Deluxe

Binding: paperback

Format: roughcut

Number Of Pages: 592

Release Date: 30-01-2007

Part Number: new18-20150802-b032200

Details: The first complete translation of a classic Buddhist text on the journey through living and dying

Graced with opening words by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the Penguin Deluxe Edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is "immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise." Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters and hailed as “a tremendous accomplishment,” this book faithfully presents the insights and intentions of the original work. It includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature, practices that can transform our experience of daily life, guidance on helping those who are dying, and an inspirational perspective on coping with bereavement.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

EAN: 9780143104940

Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.6 inches

Languages: English