The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation(Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Author: Gyurme Dorje(Translator), Graham Coleman(Editor), Thupten Jinpa(Editor)
Paperback: 592 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics; Deluxe edition (January 30, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143104942
ISBN-13: 9780143104940(Paperback)/ASIN: B002RI943C(Kindle Edition)
Publisher Comments:
An authoritative and first unabridged translation of a major Buddhist text
Overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety — though its popularity increased steadily since its initial peak in the sixties and seventies. Now, with this full translation of clarity and beauty, a complete The Tibetan Book of the Dead has finally been made available in English.
With an introduction by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who calls this translation an extraordinary accomplishment undertaken with great care over many years, The Tibetan Book of the Dead reflects the insights and intentions of the original work. The text includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature and contains exquisitely written practices that can transform our experience of daily life and the process of dying. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary Buddhist masters, The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world, proclaims His Holiness The Dalai Lama.
Synopsis:
The first complete translation of the classic Buddhist text
One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished but partial translations. Now the entire text has not only been made available in English but also in a translation of remarkable clarity and beauty. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters, this complete edition 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.
Reflecting the insights and intentions of the original work, this text includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state and practices that transform the experience of daily life and the process of dying.
Reviews
The most celebrated and widely read work of Tibetan literature outside Tibet . . . now in its finest and most complete form in this excellent English translation. (Bryan J. Cuevas, Tricycle)
Profound and unique, it is one of the great treasures of wisdom in the spiritual heritage of humanity. (Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying)
One of the great scripts of world civilization . . . a voyage inside the profound imagination of a people, immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise. (Time Out, London)
This new translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a tremendous accomplishment. The whole text is a vast source of inspiration. (Francesca Fremantle, Buddhadharma magazine)
Magnificent . . . beautiful verse meditations.(The Guardian, London)
I hope that the profound insights contained in this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world. (His Holiness The Dalai Lama)
About the Author
Gyurme Dorje is translator (with Matthew Kapstein) of Dudjom Rinpoche’s The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism.
Graham Coleman is president of the Orient Foundation, a major Tibetan cultural conservancy organization based in the United Kingdom.
Thupten Jinpa, is the senior translator to His Holiness The Dalai Lama and president of the Institute of Tibetan Classics.