The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Padmasambhava

SELF-LIBERATION THROUGH SEEING WITH NAKED AWARENESS Translated by John Myrdhin Reynolds, THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE GREAT LIBERATION translated by W.Y.Evans-Wentz. My point is seeking answers to my questions of the post: is anyone is aware of any other translations, and what is the original source text for these two English books? 'The Garland of Views: An Instruction' However, I've read other Rinpoches teach that he only wrote this single text!!įrancesca Fremantle the scholar and translator wrote that:ĭimeo wrote:Thank you for your reply, I am familiar with kama and terma. 'The Tibetan Book of the Dead' (Bardo Thodol) There are many other such terma texts that are attributed to be his writing: It appears that because of this tradition there are continually new books 'found' that are published and claimed to be written by Guru Rinpoche. It's taught that he hid a number of religious treasures (termas) to be later found and interpreted. It's written that Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche) arrived in Tibet during the 8th century and introduced Buddhism to Tibet. 'The Profound Teaching of Self-Liberation in the Primordial State of the Peaceful and Wrathful Deities,'Ī Terma Text of Guru Padmasambhava expounding the View of Dzogchen, and Rediscovered by Rigdzin Karma Lingpa (14th cent) Translated by John Myrdhin Reynolds,ĭoes anyone know of the original source that these books claimed to be translated from? SELF-LIBERATION THROUGH SEEING WITH NAKED AWARENESS THE TIBETAN BOOK OF THE GREAT LIBERATION or The Method of Realizing Nirvana through Knowing the Mind attributed to Guru Padmasambhava, translated by W.Y.Evans-Wentz. Does anyone know of any other translations into English of these two texts from the original source text?

The Tibetan Book of the Dead by Padmasambhava