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The tibetan book of the dead or the afterdeath experiences on the bardo plane english translation by lama kazi dawasamdup foreword this book is the first english language translation of the famous tibetan death text, the great liberation upon hearing in the intermediate state. Detailing spiritual concepts of this life and the next, these books offer valuable wisdom to those on a spiritual journey. I dont like paying for ebooks, so i converted the whole of access to insights tipitaka to both epub and mobi formats. The last sacrifice the last disciple book 2 kindle edition by hanegraaff, hank, brouwer, sigmund. The tibetan book of the dead or the bardo thodol is the english translation of the famous tibetan death text, the great liberation upon hearing in the intermediate state. This teaching was originally published in choyang no. Rinpoche, gave a seminar entitled the tibetan book of the dead, which is included here as a commentary. Now, he continues to share this ancient wisdom as he shows us how to integrate all the experiences of our lives, both.
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