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7 Years in Tibetby Heinrich HarrerISBN 0708908543 (0-7089-0854-3)
Hardcover, Ulverscroft Large Print Books
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The Art of Happinessby Dalai Lama, Howard C. CutlerISBN 1573221112 (1-57322-111-2)
Hardcover, Riverhead Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Happiness'Book summary:Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the Dalai Lama and really press him about life's persistent questions? Why are so many people unhappy? How can I abjure loneliness? How can we reduce conflict? Is romantic love true love? Why do we suffer? How should we deal with unfairness and anger? How do you handle the death of a loved one? These are the conundrums that psychiatrist Howard Cutler poses to the Dalai Lama during an extended period of interviews in The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living.
At first, the Dalai Lama's answers seem simplistic, like a surface reading of Robert Fulghum: Ask yourself if you really need something; our enemies can be our teachers; compassion brings peace of mind. Cutler pushes: But some people do seem happy with lots of possessions; but "suffering is life" is so pessimistic; but going to extremes provides the zest in life; but what if I don't believe in karma? As the Dalai Lama's responses become more involved, a coherent philosophy takes shape. Cutler then develops the Dalai Lama's answers in the context of scientific studies and cases from his own practice, substantiating and elaborating on what he finds to be a revolutionary psychology. Like any art, the art of happiness requires study and practice--and the talent for it, the Dalai Lama assures us, is in our nature. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Art of Happinessby Howard CutlerISBN 0340750154 (0-340-75015-4)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Art of Happiness'Book summary:In this unique and important book, one of the wold's great spiritual leaders offers his practical wisdom and advice on how we can overcome everyday human problems and achieve lasting happiness. [via]
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Art of Tibetby Robert E. FisherISBN 0500203083 (0-500-20308-3)
Softcover, Thames & Hudson
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Beautiful Ghostsby Eliot PattisonISBN 0312335091 (0-312-33509-1)
Softcover, Minotaur Books
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Bone Mountainby Eliot PattisonISBN 0312330898 (0-312-33089-8)
Softcover, Griffin
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A Cultural History of Tibetby David Snellgrove, Hugh E. RichardsonISBN 1570621020 (1-57062-102-0)
Softcover, Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Cultural History of Tibet'Book summary:Drawn from inscriptions and texts among the primary sources of Tibet, India, China and Central Asia, as well as a wealth of secondary sources through the ages and the authors' personal experiences, this is a definitive survey of Tibetan history, religion and its rich, complex culture. In Snellgrove's words, the book serves to "keep in public view the clear historical right of the Tibetan people to self-determination". It contains a new preface and an obituary describing the life and career of Hugh Richardson (1905-2000), by co-author David Snellgrove. [via]
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Daughter of the Mountainsby Louise Rankin, Kurt WieseISBN 0140363351 (0-14-036335-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Daughter of the Mountains'Book summary:FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Momo undertakes a dangerous journey from the mountains of Tibet to the city of Calcutta, in search of her stolen dog Pempa. [via]
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El Arte De LA Felicidadby Dalai LamaISBN 9871138784 (987-1138-78-4)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifsby Robert BeerISBN 157062416X (1-57062-416-X)
Hardcover, Shambhala Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs'Book summary:Tibetan Buddhism has one of the most complex iconographies of any religion. Robert Beer, the artist who brought to life the saints of Tibetan Buddhism in Buddhist Masters of Enchantment, has now brought the myriad symbols of Tibetan Buddhist art to life. Not exactly arranged like an encyclopedia, this book is more like a tour of the categories of Tibetan Buddhist symbols, beginning with Landscape Elements (rocks, clouds, rainbows, etc.); moving on to such areas as Flowers and Trees, Cosmology, and Mudras (hand gestures); and ending with Geometric Borders. Exquisitely detailed line drawings (using fine-pointed traditional brushes) are grouped on full-size plates, each of which the author tells us took between 50 and 200 hours to draw. The eight years that went into this book are revealed not only in the drawings but also in the text that is equally detailed in its descriptions of the religious significance of the symbols as well as their sources and development in Tibetan art. Beer's encyclopedic knowledge has not come from book learning, but from 30 years of doing Tibetan art and learning firsthand from Tibetan masters. After glimpsing just of few of these plates, you'll be calling Beer a master too. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Essential Tibetan Buddhismby Robert A. F. ThurmanISBN 0062510517 (0-06-251051-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Essential Tibetan Buddhism'Book summary:In this highly readable collection, Robert Thurman brings together the jewels of Tibetan literature that have made their own distinctive contribution to "the great river of Buddhism." He introduces the selection with an overview of essential Buddhist thought, orienting the reader with a history of Buddhism's development, from its origins in India, expansion across Asia, and flowering on Tibetan soil. Explaining the distinctive attainment of Tibetan Buddhist civilization as "the vivid sense of Buddhas in ordinary, daily reality," Thurman guides readers through selections that speak to the possibility of liberation for all beings. Stressing also the importance of the teacher or mentor figure in Tibetan Buddhist practice, he presents key texts from teachers whose words serve as inspiration to those seeking the path toward enlightenment. Excerpts culled from the vastness of the Tibetan canon include the hymns to the liberator goddess Tara, pieces from The Tibetan Book of the Dead, writings on mentor worship from the first Panchen Lama, and selections from esoteric tantric practice texts. The volume ends with the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize lecture by Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, illustrating the enduring relevance of this ancient wisdom for modern life. --Uma Kukathas [via]
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Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lamaby Dalai LamaISBN 0060987014 (0-06-098701-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Freedom in Exile: The Autobiography of the Dalai Lama'Book summary:The Dalai Lama's autobiography should leave no one in doubt of his humility and genuine compassion. Written without the slightest hint of pretense, the exiled leader of Tibet recounts his life, from the time he was whisked away from his home in 1939 at the age of 4, to his treacherous escape from Tibet in 1959, to his winning of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. The backdrop of the story is the 1950 Chinese invasion of Tibet. He calmly relates details of imprisonment, torture, rape, famine, ecological disaster, and genocide that under four decades of Chinese rule have left 1.25 million Tibetans dead and the Tibetan natural and religious landscapes decimated. Yet the Dalai Lama's story is strangely one of hope. This man who prays for four hours a day harbors no ill will toward the Chinese and sees the potential for good everywhere he casts his gaze. Someday, he hopes, all of Tibet will be a zone of peace and the world's largest nature preserve. Such optimism is not naive but rather a result of his daily studies in Buddhist philosophy and his doctrine of Universal Responsibility. Inspiring in every way, Freedom in Exile is both a historical document and a fable of deepest trust in humanity. --Brian Bruya [via]
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From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibetby Vikram SethISBN 039475218X (0-394-75218-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet'Book summary:After two years as a postgraduate student at Nanjing University in China, Vikram Seth hitch-hiked back to his home in New Delhi, via Tibet. From Heaven Lake is the story of his remarkable journey and his encounters with nomadic Muslims, Chinese officials, Buddhists and others. [via]
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Hardcover, Chatto & Windus - From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet: ISBN 039475218X (0-394-75218-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
- From Heaven Lake Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet: ISBN 0349131481 (0-349-13148-1)
The Heart Of The World: A Journey To The Last Secret Placeby Ian Baker, Dalai Lama XIVISBN 1594200270 (1-59420-027-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Heart of the World: A Journey to Tibet's Lost Paradiseby Ian Baker, Dalai Lama XIVISBN 0143036025 (0-14-303602-5)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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In Exile from the Land of Snowsby John F. AvedonISBN 0060977418 (0-06-097741-8)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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- In Exile from the Land of Snows: The Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest: ISBN 0060975741 (0-06-097574-1)
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Softcover, Vintage Books - In Exile from the Land of Snows: The First Full Account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest: ISBN 0394518179 (0-394-51817-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - In Exile from the Land of Snows: The Definitive Account of the Dalai Lama and Tibet Since the Chinese Conquest: ISBN 0060977418 (0-06-097741-8)
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Journey Across Tibetby Sorrel WilbyISBN 0809243776 (0-8092-4377-6)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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Journey Across Tibet: A Young Woman's Trek Across the Rooftop of the Worldby Sorrel Wilby, Dalai Lama XIVISBN 1580050530 (1-58005-053-0)
Softcover, Seal Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Journey Across Tibet: A Young Woman's Trek Across the Rooftop of the World'Book summary:In this inspiring story by a woman "who has few equals, on the trail or on the printed page" (National Geographic), Sorrel Wilby hikes 1,900 miles across Tibet alone. When she befriends some Tibetan nomads, her trek quickly evolves from a daredevil adventure to a journey of self-discovery and personal revelation.[via]More editions of Journey Across Tibet: A Young Woman's Trek Across the Rooftop of the World:
Kundun: A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lamaby Mary CraigISBN 1887178910 (1-887178-91-0)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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Lost Horizonby James HiltonISBN 0060594527 (0-06-059452-7)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Lost Horizon'Book summary:Two Englishmen, a woman missionary, and an American fleeing the consequences of shady financial deals are traveling companions. [via]
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Hardcover, Amereon Ltd - Lost Horizon: ISBN 0688020070 (0-688-02007-0)
Hardcover, Harpercollins - Lost Horizon: ISBN 0688146562 (0-688-14656-2)
Hardcover, HarperCollins Publishers - Lost Horizon: ISBN 0895773619 (0-89577-361-9)
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Magic and Mystery in Tibetby Alexandra David-NeelISBN 1585090972 (1-58509-097-2)
Softcover, Book Tree
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magic and Mystery in Tibet'Book summary:Seeker, adventurer, pilgrim, and scholar, David-Neel (18681969) was the first European woman to explore the once-forbidden city of Lhasa. This memoir offers an objective account of the supernatural events she witnessed during the 1920s among the mystics and hermits of Tibet including levitation, telepathy, and the ability to walk on water. Includes 32 photographs.[via] -
My Journey to Lhasaby Alexandra David-NeelISBN 0807059013 (0-8070-5901-3)
Softcover, Beacon Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'My Journey to Lhasa'Book summary:In any time, Alexandra David-Neel would have been considered an extraordinary woman, but in the Victorian era, she was truly exceptional. Born in 1868, David-Neel eschewed the dances, dinners, and formal marriages common to women of her era and social standing in order to indulge her fierce independence and insatiable intellectual curiosity. Her interest in comparative religions dated back to early childhood; even as a student in a Catholic convent school, she kept statues of both Christ and the Buddha in her room. She made her first trip to Asia in 1891, then supported herself as a light-opera singer and journalist before marrying a seemingly conventional man, Philip Neel. Fortunately for both Alexandra David-Neel and for posterity, Philip was less stodgy than his position as a well-off engineer might imply; though he did not accompany her, he supported his wife's explorations and even acted as her literary agent when she began to write about the places she visited. Alexandra and Philip remained the closest of friends until his death in 1941.
David-Neel spent years traveling in India and China, but perhaps her most daring adventure was the trip to Tibet's forbidden city of Lhasa. She was 55 years old at the time, fluent in Tibetan and well versed in both Sanskrit and Buddhism. Disguised as a man, she spent four treacherous months on the road before finally becoming the first European woman ever to enter Lhasa. My Journey to Lhasa is David-Neel's own account of her astounding journey, one fraught with hardship and danger. It is both a chronicle of a bygone time and a testimonial to a remarkable human. [via]
My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden Cityby Alexandra David-Neel, Diana N. Rowan, Dalai Lama XIVISBN 0060596554 (0-06-059655-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Red Poppiesby Alai, Howard Goldblatt, Sylvia Li-Chun LinISBN 0618340696 (0-618-34069-6)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Red Poppies'Book summary:The sweeping epic novel Red Poppies, by Tibetan author Alai, is set in eastern Tibet in the middle of the last century. It chronicles the waning days of the once-powerful Tibetan chieftains and the rise of the Communist Chinese state. The tale is narrated by the son of one of the most powerful chieftains, a son considered an idiot by his family. But this supposed idiot consolidates his family's power and wealth with peasant good sense and cunning. And cunning is what is required to survive in this brutal world, where tribal revenge is exacted by ordering decapitations and the cutting off of tongues and ears. There's plenty of lusty sex in this picaresque novel, as well as bloody battles, devastating earthquakes, and the political maneuvering of Tibetan monks. The writing, translated from Chinese by Howard Goldblatt and Sylvia Li-chun Lin, is beautiful. In one strange and wonderful scene, mice are drawn to an opium processing shed by the intoxicating aroma; they gather on the rafters, swoon into the vats, and then are cooked and eaten as delicacies.
Red Poppies became a bestseller when it was originally published in China in 1998 and went on to win China's highest literary award in 2000. It's the first book of a projected trilogy from the author, so readers have much to look forward to. --Susan Biskeborn [via]
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Return to Tibetby Heinrich Harrer, Ewald OsersISBN 0805239472 (0-8052-3947-2)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Return to Tibet: Tibet After the Chinese Occupationby Ewald Osers, Heinrich HarrerISBN 0874779251 (0-87477-925-1)
Softcover, J P Tarcher
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Secret Tibetby Fosco Maraini, Guido Waldman, Eric MosbacherISBN 186046873X (1-86046-873-X)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Seven Years in Tibetby Heinrich Harrer, Dalai Lama XIVISBN 0874778883 (0-87477-888-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Seven Years in Tibet'Book summary:Originally published in 1953, this adventure classic recounts Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer's 1943 escape from a British internment camp in India, his daring trek across the Himalayas, and his happy sojourn in Tibet, then, as now, a remote land little visited by foreigners. Warmly welcomed, he eventually became tutor to the Dalai Lama, teenaged god-king of the theocratic nation. The author's vivid descriptions of Tibetan rites and customs capture its unique traditions before the Chinese invasion in 1950, which prompted Harrer's departure. A 1996 epilogue details the genocidal havoc wrought over the past half-century. [via]
The Skull Mantraby Eliot PattisonISBN 0312978340 (0-312-97834-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Sky Burialby Xinran, Julia Lovell, Esther TyldesleyISBN 0385515480 (0-385-51548-0)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sky Burial'Book summary:It was 1994 when Xinran, a journalist and the author of The Good Women of China, received a telephone call asking her to travel four hours to meet an oddly dressed woman who had just crossed the border from Tibet into China. Xinran made the trip and met the woman, called Shu Wen, who recounted the story of her thirty-year odyssey in the vast landscape of Tibet.
Shu Wen and her husband had been married for only a few months in the 1950s when he joined the Chinese army and was sent to Tibet for the purpose of unification of the two countries. Shortly after he left she was notified that he had been killed, although no details were given. Determined to find the truth, Shu Wen joined a militia unit going to the Tibetan north, where she soon was separated from the regiment. Without supplies and knowledge of the language, she wandered, trying to find her way until, on the brink of death, she was rescued by a family of nomads under whose protection she moved from place to place with the seasons and eventually came to discover the details of her husbands death.
In the haunting Sky Burial, Xinran has recreated Shu Wens journey, writing beautifully and simply of the silence and the emptiness in which Shu Wen was enveloped. The book is an extraordinary portrait of a woman and a land, each at the mercy of fate and politics. It is an unforgettable, ultimately uplifting tale of love loss, loyalty, and survival. [via]More editions of Sky Burial:
Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibetby Xinran Xue, Julia Lovell, Esther TyldesleyISBN 1400095646 (1-4000-9564-6)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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The Snow Leopardby Peter MatthiessenISBN 0140255087 (0-14-025508-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Snow Leopard'Book summary:In the autumn of 1973, the writer Peter Matthiessen set out in the company of zoologist George Schaller on a hike that would take them 250 miles into the heart of the Himalayan region of Dolpo, "the last enclave of pure Tibetan culture on earth." Their voyage was in quest of one of the world's most elusive big cats, the snow leopard of high Asia, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical; Schaller was one of only two Westerners known to have seen a snow leopard in the wild since 1950.
Published in 1978, The Snow Leopard is rightly regarded as a classic of modern nature writing. Guiding his readers through steep-walled canyons and over tall mountains, Matthiessen offers a narrative that is shot through with metaphor and mysticism, and his arduous search for the snow leopard becomes a vehicle for reflections on all manner of matters of life and death. In the process, The Snow Leopard evolves from an already exquisite book of natural history and travel into a grand, Buddhist-tinged parable of our search for meaning. By the end of their expedition, having seen wolves, foxes, rare mountain sheep, and other denizens of the Himalayas, and having seen many signs of the snow leopard but not the cat itself, Schaller muses, "We've seen so much, maybe it's better if there are some things that we don't see."
That sentiment, as well as the sense of wonder at the world's beauty that pervades Matthiessen's book, ought to inform any journey into the wild. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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The Tantric Mysticism of Tibetby John Eaton Calthorpe BlofeldISBN 0877734216 (0-87773-421-6)
Softcover, Shambhala
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The Tantric Mysticism of Tibet: A Practical Guideby John Eaton Calthorpe BlofeldISBN 0140193367 (0-14-019336-7)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Tibet: Through the Red Boxby Peter SisISBN 0374375526 (0-374-37552-6)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Landby Patrick FrenchISBN 1400034175 (1-4000-3417-5)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dyingby Andrew Harvey, Sogyal Rinpoche, Patrick Gaffney, SogyalISBN 0062508342 (0-06-250834-2)
Softcover, Harper San Francisco
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying'Book summary:In this major and comprehensive work, Buddhist meditation master and international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche brings together the ancient wisdom of Tibet with modern research on death and dying and the nature of the universe. With unprecedented scope, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Sogyal Rinpoche presents simple yet powerful practices from the heart of the Tibetan tradition that anyone, whatever their religion or background, can do to transform their lives, prepare for death, and help the dying.Rinpoche shows the hope there is in death: how we can go beyond denial and fear to discover what it is in us that survives death and is changeless. He presents a lucid, inspiring, and complete introduction to the practice of meditation, to karma and rebirth, and to the trials and rewards of the spiritual path. He gives advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion and offer them spiritual assistance.Rinpoche presents his own vision of the near-death experience from the Tibetan perspective. He explains in detail the "bardos," those states of consciousness after death that have fascinated and tantalized Western artists, psychologists, scientists, doctors, and philosophers ever since the publication of The Tibetan Book of the Dead in 1927.The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying is not only a spiritual masterpiece but also a manual, a guide, a work of reference, and a source of sacred inspiration. It has been written to inspire all who read it to begin the journey to enlightenment and so become "servants of peace," working in the world with joy, wisdom, and compassion to take part in safeguarding the future of humanity. [via]
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Tibetan Book of the Deadby W. Y. Evans-WentzISBN 0195002237 (0-19-500223-7)
Softcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tibetan Book of the Dead'Book summary:The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the texts that, according to legend, Padma-Sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to Tibet in the late 8th century. The guru hid his books in stones, lakes, and pillars because the Tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teachings. Now, in the form of the ever-popular Tibetan Book of the Dead, these teachings are constantly being discovered and rediscovered by Western readers of many different backgrounds--a phenomenon which began in 1927 with Oxford's first edition of Dr. Evans-Wentz's landmark volume. While it is traditionally used as a mortuary text, to be read or recited in the presence of a dead or dying person, this book--which relates the whole experience of death and rebirth in three intermediate states of being--was originally understood as a guide not only for the dead but also for the living. As a contribution to the science of death and dying--not to mention the belief in life after death, or the belief in rebirth--The Tibetan Book of the Dead is unique among the sacred texts of the world, for its socio-cultural influence in this regard is without comparison.
This fourth edition features a new foreword, afterword, and suggested further reading list by Donald S. Lopez, author of Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Lopez traces the whole history of the late Evans-Wentz's three earlier editions of this book, fully considering the work of contributors to previous editions (C. G. Jung among them), the sections that were added by Evans-Wentz along the way, the questions surrounding the book's translation, and finally the volume's profound importance in engendering both popular and academic interest in the religion and culture of Tibet. Another key theme that Lopez addresses is the changing nature of this book's audience--from the prewar theosophists to the beat poets to the hippies to contemporary exponents of the hospice movement--and what these audiences have found (or sought) in its very old pages. [via]More editions of Tibetan Book of the Dead:
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The Tibetan Book of the Deadby Graham Coleman, Thupten Jinpa, Gyurme DorjeISBN 0143104942 (0-14-310494-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation The Great Liberation by Hearing In the Intermediate States'Book summary:One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most significant of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but none encompassed the work in its entirety. Now, in one of the year's most important publishing events, the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty.[via]With an introductory commentary by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, who calls this translation "an extraordinary accomplishment undertaken with great care over many years" this complete edition faithfully presents the insights and intentions of the original work. It includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature, exquisitely written practices that can transform our experience of daily life, guidance on helping those who are dying, and an inspirational perspective on coping with bereavement. Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters, including HH Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, and learned scholars such as Khamtrul Rinpoche and Zenkar Rinpoche, His Holiness the Dalai Lama says, "I hope that the profound insights contained in this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many interested people around the world."
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The Tibetan Book of the Deadby Padma Sambhava, Robert A.F. ThurmanISBN 0553370901 (0-553-37090-1)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead'Book summary:Imagine that as you leave your body at death, you hear the voice of a loved one whispering in your ear explanations of everything you see in the world beyond. Unlike other translations of Bar do thos grol (or The Tibetan Book of the Dead), Robert Thurman's takes literally the entire gamut of metaphysical assumptions. Thurman translates Bar do thos grol as The Great Book of Natural Liberation through Understanding in the Between. It is one of many mortuary texts of the Nyingma sect of Tibetan Buddhism and is commonly recited to or by a person facing imminent death. Thurman reproduces it for this purpose, explaining in some depth the Tibetan conception of postmortem existence. Over as many as 12 days, the deceased person is given explanations of what he or she sees and experiences and is guided through innumerable visions of the realms beyond to reach eventual liberation, or, failing that, a safe rebirth. Like a backpacker's guide to a foreign land, Thurman's version is clear, detailed, and sympathetic to the inexperienced voyager. It includes background and supplementary information, and even illustrations (sorry, no maps). Don't wait until the journey has begun. Every page should be read and memorized well ahead of time. --Brian Bruya [via]
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead (English Title): The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States (Tibetan Title)by Graham Coleman, Padmasambhava, Thupten Jinpa, Karma-Glin-Pa, Gyurme DorjeISBN 0713994142 (0-7139-9414-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead (English Title): The Great Liberation by Hearing in the Intermediate States (Tibetan Title)'Book summary:One of the greatest works created by any culture and overwhelmingly the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has had a number of distinguished translations, but strangely all of these have been partial abridgements. Now, in one of the year's most important publishing events, the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty. A comprehensive guide to living and dying The Tibetan Book of the Dead contains exquisitely written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in the daily life, on the processes of dying and the after-death state, and on how to help those who are dying. As originally intended this is as much a work for the living, as it is for those who wish to think beyond a mere conventional lifetime to a vastly greater and grander cycle. [via]
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Or, the After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, According to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Renderingby Karma-Glin-Pa, Donald S. LopezISBN 0195133129 (0-19-513312-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Or, the After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, According to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering'Book summary:The Tibetan Book of the Dead is one of the texts that, according to legend, Padma-Sambhava was compelled to hide during his visit to Tibet in the late 8th century. The guru hid his books in stones, lakes, and pillars because the Tibetans of that day and age were somehow unprepared for their teachings. Now, in the form of the ever-popular Tibetan Book of the Dead, these teachings are constantly being discovered and rediscovered by Western readers of many different backgrounds--a phenomenon which began in 1927 with Oxford's first edition of Dr. Evans-Wentz's landmark volume. While it is traditionally used as a mortuary text, to be read or recited in the presence of a dead or dying person, this book--which relates the whole experience of death and rebirth in three intermediate states of being--was originally understood as a guide not only for the dead but also for the living. As a contribution to the science of death and dying--not to mention the belief in life after death, or the belief in rebirth--The Tibetan Book of the Dead is unique among the sacred texts of the world, for its socio-cultural influence in this regard is without comparison.
This fourth edition features a new foreword, afterword, and suggested further reading list by Donald S. Lopez, author of Prisoners of Shangri-La: Tibetan Buddhism and the West. Lopez traces the whole history of the late Evans-Wentz's three earlier editions of this book, fully considering the work of contributors to previous editions (C. G. Jung among them), the sections that were added by Evans-Wentz along the way, the questions surrounding the book's translation, and finally the volume's profound importance in engendering both popular and academic interest in the religion and culture of Tibet. Another key theme that Lopez addresses is the changing nature of this book's audience--from the prewar theosophists to the beat poets to the hippies to contemporary exponents of the hospice movement--and what these audiences have found (or sought) in its very old pages. [via]More editions of The Tibetan Book of the Dead: Or, the After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, According to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup's English Rendering:
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead : The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardoby Francesca Fremantle, Eden Steinberg, Chogyam TrungpaISBN 1570627479 (1-57062-747-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardo'Book summary:In this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhismtraditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberationdeath and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This unabridged translation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the practical advice that the book offers to the living. The insightful commentary by Chögyam Trungpa, written in clear, concise language, explains what the text teaches us about human psychology. This book will be of interest to people concerned with death and dying, as well as those who seek greater spiritual understanding in everyday life. [via]
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The Tibetan Book of the Dead: The Great Liberation Through Hearing in the Bardoby Chogyam Trungpa, Francesca Fremantle, Karma-Glin-Pa, Karma-Lingpa, Guru RinpocheISBN 0877736758 (0-87773-675-8)
Softcover, Shambhala Pubns
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Tibetan Folk Talesby Audrey Hyde-Chambers, Fredrick Hyde-Chambers, Kusho RallaISBN 1570628920 (1-57062-892-0)
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Tibetan Folk Talesby Frederick Hyde-Chambers, Audrey Hyde-ChambersISBN 1570620903 (1-57062-090-3)
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Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Race for Lhasaby Peter HopkirkISBN 0719539382 (0-7195-3938-2)
Hardcover, Book Soc of Canada Ltd
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Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibetby Peter HopkirkISBN 1568360509 (1-56836-050-9)
Softcover, Kodansha Amer Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet'Book summary:For nineteenth-century adventures, Tibet was the prize destination, and Lhasa, its capital situated nearly three miles above sea level, was the grandest trophy of all. The lure of this mysterious land, and its strategic importance, made it inevitable that despite the Tibetans' reluctance to end their isolation, determined travelers from Victorian Britain, Czarist Russia, America, and a half dozen other countries world try to breach the country's high walls.
In this riveting narrative, Peter Hopkirk turns his storytelling skills on the fortune hunters, mystics, mountaineers, and missionaries who tried storming the roof of the world. He also examines how China sought to maintain a presence in Tibet, so that whenever the Great Game ended, Chinese influence would reign supreme. This presence culminated in the Chinese invasion of Tibet in the 1950s, and in a brief afterword, Hopkirk updates his compelling account of "the gatecrashers of Tibet" with a discussion of Tibet today-as a property still claimed and annexed by the Chinese. [via]More editions of Trespassers on the Roof of the World: The Secret Exploration of Tibet:
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Water Touching Stoneby Eliot PattisonISBN 0312982178 (0-312-98217-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Water Touching Stone'Book summary:Given the critical and commercial success of Eliot Pattison's Edgar-winning debut novel, The Skull Mantra, which painstakingly limned contemporary Tibet's harsh beauty and defiant fatalism through the stoic perspective of Shan Tao Yun, a Chinese bureaucrat imprisoned in a Himalayan labor camp, it's no wonder the author's second novel returns to this hauntingly scarred country. But Water Touching Stone also widens the author's geographical and social scope. Shan must find a killer who is stalking orphan boys in the high mountains and deserts of the Xianjiang Autonomous Region.
Gendun, the senior lama at the monastery that has given Shan sanctuary, announces to his student, "'You are needed in the north. A woman named Lau has been killed. A teacher. And a lama is missing.'" Though reluctant to leave the gentle presence of the monks who are balm to his crippled soul, Shan realizes he has no choice:
Gendun had told him the one essential truth of the event; for the lamas everything else would be mere rumor. What they had meant was that this lama and the dead woman with a Chinese name were vital to them, and it was for Shan to discover the other truths surrounding the killing and translate them for the lamas' world.
It turns out that Lau had taken upon herself the care of the zheli, a group of orphaned children from all corners of Xianjiang, and strove to help the children retain a sense of native identity in the face of the Poverty Eradication Scheme, which is Beijing-speak for the destruction of the herding clans and the transformation of the western steppes into a region of exploitable resources. Shan wonders whether officials from the People's Brigade (perhaps the "Jade Bitch," Prosecutor Xu Li), or the feared secret police "knobs" from Public Security decided to put a stop to her subversive activities. But when the children from the zheli begin dying amid horrific tales of the "demon" that came for them, bleak politics must grapple with darker imaginings.The novel sports a practically Dickensian cast of characters, which might overwhelm the narrative by sheer numbers, yet Pattison manages to add depth to even the most minor of characters, and at the moments when the troupe threatens to become completely unwieldy, he deftly redeems the situation with moments of quiet poetry:
On they went, three small men in the vastness of the changtang, the wind sweeping the grass in long waves around them, the snow-capped peaks shimmering in the brilliant light of dawn. As they appeared over a small knoll they surprised a herd of antelope, which fled across the long plain. Except one, a small animal with a broken horn, which stared as if it recognized them, then ran beside them, alone, until they reached the road.
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Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibetby Marilyn M. Rhie, Robert A. F. Thurman, John Bigelow TaylorISBN 0810982048 (0-8109-8204-8)
Hardcover, Abrams , Incorporated, Harry N.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Wisdom and Compassion: The Sacred Art of Tibet'Book summary:Acclaimed as the most important book ever published on Tibetan painting and sculpture, Wisdom and Compassion illustrates, explains, and celebrates 241 of the finest examples of Tibetan sacred art of the 9th to 12th centuries. Renowned experts Marylin M. Rhie and Robert A. F. Thurman offer insights into the religious meaning and use of tangkas, Buddhist iconography, and the aesthetics of tangka paintings, sculptures, and mandalas. [via]
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The World of the Dalai Lama: An Inside Look at His Life, His People, and His Visionby Gill Farrer-HallsISBN 0835607682 (0-8356-0768-2)
Hardcover, Theosophical Pub House
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Wiedersehn Mit Tibetby Heinrich HarrerISBN 3701621500 (3-7016-2150-0)
Hardcover, Pinguin-Verlag
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