The Tibetan Book of the Dead(8th-14th centuries)

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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.
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