{"product_id":"the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-paperback","title":"The Tibetan Book of the Dead - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. y. Evans-Wentz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eW. 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 \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane.\u003c\/i\u003e He is considered one of the scholars responsible for bringing awareness of Tibetan Buddhism to the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458297774258,"sku":"9780486845371","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/d4cd1ddc9202b650d2aac630718f4565.webp?v=1778889944","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}