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The Tibetan Book of the Dead - by W y Evans-Wentz (Paperback)

The Tibetan Book of the Dead - by  W y Evans-Wentz (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, this famous volume's timeless wisdom includes instructions for attaining enlightenment, preparing for the process of dying, and moving through the various stages of rebirth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>In 1919 the distinguished scholar Walter Evans-Wentz visited an Indian monastery, where he encountered the source of this famous volume. Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, it offers instructions for preparing for death and moving through the various stages of rebirth. The book has since developed into a guide to attaining enlightenment and assuring an auspicious journey through the realms of the afterlife.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>W. Y. Evans-Wentz was a scholar of Theosophy who attended Stanford University and Jesus College, Oxford. He later traveled to the East, where he became a student of Tibetan religious texts and worked with Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup to translate works that would later be published as <i>The Tibetan Book of the Dead or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane.</i> He is considered one of the scholars responsible for bringing awareness of Tibetan Buddhism to the West.

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