W. Y. Evans-Wentz

Broschiertes Buch

The Tibetan Book of the Dead

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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 The Tibetan Book of the Dead or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane. He is considered one of the scholars responsible for bringing awareness of Tibetan Buddhism to the West.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover / Dover Publications Inc
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 20691
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 142mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9780486845371
• ISBN-10: 0486845370
• Artikelnr.: 59081364