![]() ![]() ![]() The text was rediscovered six centuries later by Karma Lingpa, believed by some to be an incarnation of Padma Sambhava himself. by the great master Padma Sambhava, then hidden away by its author for the salvation of future generations. The original is believed to have been composed in the eighth century c.e. Yet these recent lives are part of a much older cycle of rebirths. The text has thus lived several lives in English alone, appearing to be reborn time and again before new audiences, often with varying titles and content. The book has reappeared in several English-language versions since then, some based only loosely on the original. Since its first English translation in 1927, the Tibetan guide to spiritual and mental liberation called the Bardo Thodol has been known in the West as the Tibetan Book of the Dead. ![]()
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