Tibetan Book of the Dead
Bardo navigation guide
The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a Buddhist funerary text describing the experiences of consciousness after death.
Traditionally read aloud to the dying or recently deceased, it guides the soul through the intermediate state between death and rebirth, offering instructions for achieving liberation or a favorable reincarnation.
The title was given by its first Western translator; the Tibetan name is Bardo Thodol, meaning "liberation through hearing in the intermediate state."
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