{"product_id":"evans-wentz-w-y-the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-yoga-secret-doctrines-1965","title":"EVANS-WENTZ, W. Y. \"The Tibetan Book of the Dead\/Yoga \u0026 Secret Doctrines\" [1965]","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"428\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"143\"\u003eEVANS-WENTZ, W. Y.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"144\" data-end=\"280\"\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead or The After-Death Experiences on the Bardo Plane, according to Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup’s English Rendering.\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"283\" data-end=\"426\"\u003eTibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines or Seven Books of Wisdom of the Great Path, according to the Late Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup’s English Rendering.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"430\" data-end=\"739\"\u003eLondon: Oxford University Press, 1965 (third and second editions, respectively). Two volumes. Octavo. Illustrated with photographic plates and reproductions throughout, including mandalas and ritual imagery. Publisher’s green cloth, both in original dust jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"741\" data-end=\"1367\"\u003eA well-matched pair of Evans-Wentz’s foundational presentations of Tibetan Buddhist texts in English, each based on Lama Kazi Dawa-Samdup’s translations and accompanied by extensive editorial apparatus. \u003cem data-start=\"944\" data-end=\"974\"\u003eThe Tibetan Book of the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e presents the Bardo text with psychological commentary (including C. G. Jung), while \u003cem data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1094\"\u003eTibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines\u003c\/em\u003e expands into esoteric teachings of the “Great Path,” incorporating yogic practices and doctrinal interpretation. Together, the volumes represent one of the earliest and most influential introductions of Tibetan religious and philosophical material to a Western readership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1674\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eBoth volumes retain their original dust jackets, which show toning, soiling, and edge wear with chipping at extremities; spines darkened. Some rippling to cloth on front of \u003cem\u003eYoga\u003c\/em\u003e and rear of \u003cem\u003eBook of the Dead. \u003c\/em\u003eBindings sound. Interiors generally clean with scattered foxing and occasional staining as shown. A solid, presentable pair. Very Good- in Good jackets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buzz Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52688873357591,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0846\/0887\/6823\/files\/B3290213-7810-4555-B21E-F6D4BD2C612B.jpg?v=1775497537","url":"https:\/\/buzzbookstore.com\/products\/evans-wentz-w-y-the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-yoga-secret-doctrines-1965","provider":"Buzz Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}