Luminous Emptiness
A Guide to the Tibetan Book of the Dead
The Tibetan Book of the Dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of Tibetan Buddhism. Over the years, it has been studied and cherished by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. Luminous Emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imagery. Fremantle relates the symbolic world of the Tibetan Book of the Dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the living. According to the Buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixed. The entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-57062-925-9
- EAN: 9781570629259
- Produktnummer: 19366028
- Verlag: Random House N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
- Seitenangabe: 428 S.
- Masse: H23.0 cm x B15.2 cm x D3.2 cm 613 g
- Abbildungen: Farb. Abb.
- Gewicht: 613
Über den Autor
Francesca Fremantle received her doctorate from the School of Oriental and African Studies at London University. She is a scholar and translator of Sanskrit and Tibetan works and was a student of Chögyam Trungpa for many years.
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