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" The hidden history of The Tibetan book of the dead / "
Bryan J. Cuevas
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BL
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712247
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b534436
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| Main Entry
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Cuevas, Bryan J.,1967-
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The hidden history of The Tibetan book of the dead /\ Bryan J. Cuevas
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2003
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xi, 328 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm
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0195154134
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-302) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: The sage of The Tibetan Book of the Dead -- I: Death and the dead. Beginnings: Funeral ritual in ancient Tibet -- Transitions: The Buddhist intermediate state -- From death to disposal -- II: Prophecy, concealment, revelation. Prophecies of the Lotus Guru -- A tale of fathers and sons -- The gampodar treasures -- The third generation -- III: Traditions in transformation. Traditions in Eastern Tibet -- Traditions in central and southern Tibet -- IV: Text and consolidation. Rikzin Nyima Drakpa, sorcerer from Kham -- Conclusion: Manuscripts and printed texts
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Karma-gliṅ-pa,14th cent., Bar do thos grol
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Karma-gliṅ-pa,14th cent., Bar do thos grol-- Criticism, Textual
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Death-- Religious aspects-- Buddhism
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Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist-- China-- Tibet
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Intermediate state-- Buddhism
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| Dewey Classification
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294.3/423
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BQ4490.K373C83 2003
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