The Tibetan Book of the Dead; or, The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane

This volume offers an English rendering of selected chapters from a Tibetan treasure-text cycle associated with Karma Lingpa and the peaceful and wrathful deities. Its teachings explain the dissolution of bodily and mental processes at death, the arising of the clear light, the visionary experiences of the intermediate state, and the karmic movement toward rebirth. At the same time, the edition reflects the collaboration between Lāma Kazi Dawa-Samdup and W. Y. Evans-Wentz, whose extensive editorial framework introduced the text to a broad Western audience. Donald S. Lopez, Jr.’s new foreword and afterword provide an essential critical perspective on the translation, editorial interventions, Theosophical influences, and historical legacy of the book.