The a biography Lopez, Donald S. Jr 1952- creator text bibliography Electronic books. Comparative studies. Electronic books. nju Princeton Princeton University Press 2011 monographic eng 1 online resource (x, 173 pages). The Tibetan Book of the Dead is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. Carl Jung wrote a commentary on it, Timothy Leary redesigned it as a guidebook for an acid trip, and the Beatles quoted Leary's version in their song "Tomorrow Never Knows." More recently, the book has been adopted by the hospice movement, enshrined by Penguin Classics, and made into an audiobook read by Richard Gere. Yet, as acclaimed writer and scholar of Buddhism Donald Lopez writes, "The Tibetan Book of the Dead is not really Tibetan. America -- India -- Tibet -- The world -- Conclusion. Donald S. Lopez, Jr. Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-170) and index. Karma-gliṅ-pa active 14th century Death Religious aspects Comparative studies Future life Comparative studies Karma-glin?-pa 14th cent Bar do thos grol Religion RELIGION Buddhism General RELIGION Buddhism Tibetan Death Religious aspects Future life BQ4490.K373 L66 2011eb 294.3/85 Lopez, Donald S., 1952- Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2011 (DLC) 2010014137 (OCoLC)593639486 9781400838042 1400838045 1282976389 9781282976382 22573/cttz1fb JSTOR F76535A4-65D1-49EA-AE88-91052486FFE1 OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=356006 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=356006 N$T 110323 20200709055334.0 ocn708253807 eng