Travels in the Netherworld: Buddhist Popular Narratives of Death and the Afterlife in Tibet

by Bryan J. Cuevas

Book Overview

In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J. Cuevas examines a fascinating but little-known genre of Tibetan narrative literature about the d lok, 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 most sophisticated monastic scholars to pious townsfolk, villagers, and nomads. Their accounts emphasize the universal Buddhist principles of impermanence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199895554
• ISBN13: 9780199895557
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"