I have here for sale a rare book entitled THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE DEAD or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Renderings by W. Y. Evans-Wentz, and published by Oxford University Press, London, June 1936. This is the Second Impression. First impression was published in 1927.
The boards are the same design as the First Impression so it will look just as impressive on your bookshelf!
A terma text, Bardo Thodol, known in the West as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, describes the experience of human consciousness in the bardo, the interval between death and the next rebirth in the cycle of death and rebirth. The best-known work of Nyingma literature, containing teachings from the oldest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Illustrated with 8 b/w plates.
Bound in green hardboards with gilt lettering to the spine, and gilt illustrations to the front board and spine. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine. Boards firm, and binding tight. With pencil underlining throughout. This book is in very good overall condition. xliv + 248 pages. 22.5 cm x 15 cm.
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