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CONTENTS: Tibetan Book of the Dead
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PREFACE
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ix
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ILLUSTRATIONS
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xvii
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FOREWORD: The Science of Death by Sir John Woodroffe
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xxv
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INTRODUCTION
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1
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I.
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The Importance of the
Bardo Thodol
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1
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II.
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The Symbolism
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2
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III.
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The Esoteric Significance of the Forty-Nine Days of the
Bardo
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6
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IV.
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The Esoteric Significance of the Five Elements
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8
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V.
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The Wisdom Teachings
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10
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VI.
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The Death Ceremonies
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18
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VII.
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The
Bardo, or After-Death State
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28
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VIII.
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The Psychology of the
Bardo Visions
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31
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IX.
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The Judgement
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35
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X.
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The Rebirth Doctrine
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39
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XI.
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The Cosmology
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61
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XII.
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The Fundamental Teachings Summarized
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66
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XIII.
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The Manuscript
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68
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XIV.
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The Origin of the
Bardo Thodol
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73
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XV.
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The Translating and the Editing
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78
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BOOK I
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THE
CHIKHAI BARDO AND THE
CHONYID BARDO
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THE OBEISANCES
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85
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THE INTRODUCTION
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85
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The Transference of the Consciousness-Principle
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85
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The Reading of this
Thodol
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87
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The Practical Application of this
Thodol by the Officiant
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88
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PART I
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THE
BARDO OF THE MOMENTS OF DEATH
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INSTRUCTIONS ON THE SYMPTOMS OF DEATH, OR THE FIRST STAGE OF THE
CHIKHAI BARDO: THE PRIMARY CLEAR LIGHT SEEN AT THE MOMENT OF DEATH
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89
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INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE SECOND STAGE OF THE
CHICKHAI BARDO: THE SECONDARY CLEAR LIGHT SEEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER DEATH
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97
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PART II
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THE
BARDO OF THE EXPERIENCING OF REALITY
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INTRODUCTORY INSTRUCTIONS CONCERNING THE EXPERIENCING OF REALITY DURING THE THIRD STAGE OF THE
BARDO, CALLED THE CHONYID BARDO, WHEN THE KARMIC APPARITIONS APPEAR
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101
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THE DAWNING OF THE PEACEFUL DEITIES, FROM THE FIRST TO THE SEVENTH DAY
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104
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The First Day
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105
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The Second Day
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108
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The Third Day
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110
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The Fourth Day
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112
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The Fifth Day
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115
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The Sixth Day
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118
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The Seventh Day
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126
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THE DAWNING OF THE WRATHFUL DEITIES, FROM THE EIGHTH TO THE FOURTEENTH DAY
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131
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Introduction
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131
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The Eight Day
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136
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The Ninth Day
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138
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The Tenth Day
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138
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The Eleventh Day
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139
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The Twelfth Day
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140
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The Thirteenth Day
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141
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The Fourteenth Day
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143
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THE CONCLUSION, SHOWING THE FUNDAMENTAL IMPORTANCE OF THE
BARDO TEACHINGS
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151
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BOOK II
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THE
SIPA BARDO
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THE OBEISANCES
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155
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INTRODUCTORY VERSES
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155
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PART I
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THE AFTER-DEATH WORLD
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THE
BARDO BODY: ITS BIRTH AND ITS SUPER-NORMAL FACULTIES
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155
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CHARACTERISTICS OF EXISTENCE IN THE INTERMEDIATE STATE
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160
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THE JUDGEMENT
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165
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THE ALL-DETERMINING INFLUENCE OF THOUGHT
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169
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THE DAWNING OF THE LIGHTS OF THE SIX
LOKAS
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173
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PART II
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THE PROCESS OF REBIRTH
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THE CLOSING OF THE DOOR OF THE WOMB
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175
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Method of Preventing Entry into a Womb
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176
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The First Method of Closing the Womb-Door
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176
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The Second Method of Closing the Womb-Door
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177
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The Third Method of Closing the Womb-Door
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178
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The Fourth Method of Closing the Womb-Door
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180
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The Fifth Method of Closing the Womb-Door
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181
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THE CHOOSING OF THE WOMB-DOOR
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183
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The Premonitory Visions of the Place of Rebirth
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183
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The Protection against the Tormenting Furies
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185
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THE ALTERNATIVE CHOOSING: SUPERNORMAL BIRTH; OR WOMB-BIRTH
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188
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Supernormal Birth by Transference to a Paradise Realm
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189
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Womb-Birth: the Return to the Human World
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190
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THE GENERAL CONCLUSION
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193
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THE APPENDIX
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I.
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THE INVOCATION OF THE BUDDHAS AND BODHISATTVAS
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197
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II.
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'THE PATH OF GOOD WISHES FOR SAVING FROM THE DANGEROUS NARROW PASSAGE-WAY OF THE BARDO
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199
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III.
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'THE ROOT VERSES OF THE SIX BARDOS'
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202
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IV.
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'THE PATH OF GOOD WISHES WHICH PROTECTETH FROM FEAR IN THE BARDO'
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205
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V.
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THE COLOPHON
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209
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ADDENDA
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I.
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YOGA
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211
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II.
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TANTRICISM
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213
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III.
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MANTRAS, OR WORDS OF POWER
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220
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IV.
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THE GURU AND SHISHYA (OR CHELA) AND INITIATIONS
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222
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V.
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REALITY
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224
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VI.
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NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN BUDDHISM AND CHRISTIANITY
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232
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VII.
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THE MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN JUDGEMENT
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238
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INDEX
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243
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