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The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the texts that, according to legend, Padma-Sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to Tibet in the late 8th century. The guru hid his books in stones, lakes, and pillars because the Tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teachings. Now, in the form of the ever-popular Tibetan Book of the Dead, these teachings are constantly being discovered and rediscovered by Western readers of many different backgrounds--a phenomenon which began in 1927 with Oxford's first edition of Dr. Evans-Wentz's landmark volume. While it is traditio

Death --- Buddhist funeral rites and ceremonies --- Intermediate state --- Eschatology --- Future life --- Heaven --- Hell --- Purgatory --- Soul --- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Buddhist --- Funeral rites and ceremonies, Lamaist --- Buddhism --- Funeral rites and ceremonies --- Dying --- End of life --- Life --- Terminal care --- Terminally ill --- Thanatology --- Religious aspects --- Rituals --- Philosophy