Living in the face of death : the Tibetan tradition / translated, edited & introduced by Glenn H. Mu...
Living in the face of death : the Tibetan tradition / translated, edited & introduced by Glenn H. Mu...
Living in the face of death : the Tibetan tradition / translated, edited & introduced by Glenn H. Mullin.
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion, 1998.
Date
1998.
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T0393975
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Language
English
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Physical content
238 p. ; 23 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Huston Smith -- Preface / Elizabeth Kubler-Ross -- 1. Death and the Bodhisattva Trainings / Tubten Gyatso -- 2. Tibetan Traditions of Death Meditation / Ngawang Dargye -- 3. A Conversation with an Old Man / Gungtang Konchok Dronme -- 4. The Death of Gye-re Lama / Dulzhug Lingpa -- 5. Self...
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Publisher
Ithaca, N.Y. : Snow Lion, 1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1998.
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Summary
"Whereas Western society views death as the last taboo, the Tibetan tradition incorporates meditation on death into everyday life. Tibetan Buddhists believe that a conscious awareness of one's own impermanence allows a person to live a happy, fulfilled life."--BOOK JACKET. "This book presents nine short Tibetan texts. Important writings by the Seco...
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Living in the face of death : the Tibetan tradition / translated, edited & introduced by Glenn H. Mullin.
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Rev. ed. of: Death and dying. 1986.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Transferred from N294.3423/9.
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T0393975
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74VvzwlMjjOM
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ISBN
1559391006
9781559391009
DDC
294.3423
MMS ID
991009281139702626
