The Tibetan book of the dead

Author: Chogyam Trungpa - Francesca Fremantle

The celebrated Tibetan Book of the Dead - the Bardo Thötröl (or Thodol), instructional book on the nature of impermanence, intended for use by both the dying and the living - belongs to a series of instructions on liberation composed by Padmasambhava, the founder of Tibetan Buddhism. In this new version the translators wanted to give great prominence to the practical application of the text, communicating its vital spirit and immediacy, so that Tibetan Buddhism can also be founded in the West as a living tradition.