{"product_id":"the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-9780486845371","title":"The Tibetan Book of the Dead","description":"In 1919 the distinguished scholar Walter Evans-Wentz visited an Indian monastery, where he encountered the source of this famous volume. Derived from a Buddhist funerary text, it offers instructions for preparing for death and moving through the various stages of rebirth. The book has since developed into a guide to attaining enlightenment and assuring an auspicious journey through the realms of the afterlife.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eW. Y. Evans-Wentz was a scholar of Theosophy who attended Stanford University and Jesus College, Oxford. He later traveled to the East, where he became a student of Tibetan religious texts and worked with Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup to translate works that would later be published as \u003ci\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane.\u003c\/i\u003e He is considered one of the scholars responsible for bringing awareness of Tibetan Buddhism to the West.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ixia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647140368658,"sku":"9780486845371","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d49b2911-eae9-4098-b30b-42dc0df25173.jpg?v=1733195899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-9780486845371","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}