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Travels in the netherworld : Buddhist popular narratives of death and the afterlife in Tibet /

In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the delok, ordinary men and women who claim to have died, traveled through hell, and then returned from the afterlife. These narratives enjoy audiences ranging from the...

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Main Author: Cuevas, Bryan J., 1967-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism.
Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region > Customs and practices.
Near-death experiences > China > Tibet Autonomous Region.
Expériences de mort imminente > Chine > Région autonome du Tibet.
RELIGION > Buddhism > General.
Buddhism > Customs and practices
Death > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Near-death experiences
China > Tibet Autonomous Region
Délok
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Call Number: BQ4487 .C84 2008eb
 
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