The Tibetan Book of the Dead Author:Translated by Robert A. F. Thurman The so-called "Tibetan Book of the Dead" has been renowned for centuries as the classic if Buddhist wisdom and religious thought. Composed in the eighth century, it is intended to prepare the soul for the trials and transformations of the afterworld. The profound message is that the art of dying is as important as the art of living. Drawing on T... more »ibetan spiritual traditions, it shows us the workings of the mind in its various manifestations — terrifying and comforting, wrathful and beautiful—which appear more clearly after death in the consciousness of the deceased. By recognizing these manifestations, we can attain a state of enlightenment, both in this existence and in the existence to come.« less