Here are posts labelled "Tibet" on The Guide
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| Image of The Bardo |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Bardo Thodol
- Known as: The Tibetan Book of the Dead
- Dates: 8th to 14th centuries; attributed to Padmasambhava (8th-century) and Karma Lingpa (1326–1386)
- Place: Tibet
- Language: Tibetan
- What it is: A guide through the realms of consciousness encountered after death, the much-misunderstood "Bardo," the interval between death and the next rebirth.
- Included in lists (What's This?): GC
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Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
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| King Gesar |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Epic of King Gesar
- Dates: 12th century
- Place: Tibet
- Language: numerous, but perhaps originally Tibetan
- What it is: Tibetan epic cycle about a legendary hero
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Atisha
- Birth: Unknown Date, 980, Bengal, Pala Empire
- Death: Unknown Date, 1054, Lhasa, Tibet
- Languages: Sanskrit, Tibetan
- Who he was: Bengali Buddhist master who wrote Bodhipathapradipa (A Lamp for the Path to Enlightenment)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
