<p><b>The most graceful English translation of this masterpiece of world literature - prepared with the participation of the Dalai Lama and eminent contemporary masters of this tradition appointed by the Dalai Lama</b> <p>One of the greatest works created by any culture and one of the most influential of all Tibetan Buddhist texts in the West, <i>The Tibetan Book of the Dead</i> has had a number of distinguished translations, but strangely all of these have been partial abridgements. Now the entire text has not only been made available in English but in a translation of quite remarkable clarity and beauty. A comprehensive guide to living and dying, <i> The Tibetan Book of the Dead</i> contains exquisitely written guidance and practices related to transforming our experience in daily life, on the processes of dying and the after-death state, and on how to help those who are dying. As originally intended this is as much a work for the living, as it is for those who wish to think beyond a mere conventional lifetime to a vastly greater and grander cycle. <p>'Extraordinary ... this work will be a source of inspiration and support to many' <b>His Holiness the Dalai Lama</b> <p><b>About the authors: </b> <p>Commentary by <b>His Holiness the Dalai Lama</b>. <b>Thupten Jinpa</b> is the senior translator to the Dalai Lama and President of the Institute of Tibetan Classics. <b>Graham Coleman</b> is founder of the Orient Foundation for Arts and Culture, a major Tibetan cultural conservancy organization, and writer-director of the acclaimed feature documentary <i>Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy</i>. <b>Gyurme Dorje</b> is a leading scholar of the Nyingma tradition of Tibetan Buddhism, from which the Tibetan Book of the Dead literature derives.</p>