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INDEX 427Contemplation, as wisdom tool,126Creativity: and bardos, 353-56;and karma, 99-101Cremation, 312Cryonics, 384Dak dzin. See Ego (dak dzin)Dalai Lama, Fourteenth, 24, 39,54, 90, 93-95, 98-99, 113,171, 200, 356, 382; on attitudeof dying, 309, 379; asincarnation, 103, 104-5; onmoment of death, 228, 258Darkness, in near-death experience,326-27Dead, the: clairvoyance of,307-8; helping, 303-7;Tibetan Buddhist practices for,308-13Death, 11, 15, 32-33; accepting,29-31; of Buddha, 26, 363;causes of, 248-49; dedicatingour, 223-26; of DilgoKhyentse Rinpoche, 362-63;facing, 21-23, 385-92; fear of,15-16, 52-53, 213, 383; helpingafter, 303-22; of JamyangKhyentse, 272-77; life after, 6,9, 10, 87; of masters, 270-77;in modern world, 7-10; needfor learning about, 346-47;phases of, 346; peaceful,189-90; of "the poisons,"259-60; questions about,378-84; Tibetan celebrationof, 110. See also Dissolution;DyingDeath, moment of, 227-28; clearawareness at, 230-32; leavingbody at, 245-47; letting go ofattachment at, 228-30; asopportunity, 110; prayer at,240-41Deities: in bardo of dharmata,281, 284, 288; Hundred Peacefuland Wrathful, 311, 312Deity (yidam), 289-90Délok, 334-36Devotion {mö gü), 139-43Dharmakaya, 347, 352, 353, 356Dharmata (chö nyi), 278. See alsoBardo of dharmataDialogue, and unfinished business,185-87Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 24,220, 253, 275, 276, 335, 345,370, 395-96; and cremation,312; death of, 362-64; atdeathbed, 240; on devotion,140-41; on Guru Yoga, 148,149, 153; and KhandroTsering Chödrön, 143; lifespanof, 248; on listening, 126;as master, 144-47; and momentof death, 241, 242, 244,245; on near-death experience,336; on Padmasambhava,69-71, 375; picture of, 375;on Purification of the SixRealms, 310-11; on questionsabout death, 379, 383-84; onRigpa, 163; on View, 170Discipline (tsul trim), 23Dissolution: of elements, 259-60;inner, 258; outer, 255-57;phases of, 251; process of,259-60; in rainbow body, 172Do Khyentse, 161Dodrupchen Rinpoche, 231Doubts, 126-30Drakpa Gyaltsen, 23Dream. See Bardo of sleep anddreamDudjom Rinpoche, 17, 30, 119,126, 137, 146, 242, 250, 345,366, 370; on action, 167-68,170; and cremation, 312; declarationof realization of, 45;on Dzogchen meditation, 163,164; on Guru Yoga, 148, 150;on helping dying, 215; lifespanof, 248; on meditation,64, 68, 78, 80, 81, 82, 83;
428 INDEXon merging of luminosities,268; on nature of mind, 353;pictures of, 374; on rainbowbody, 172; as teacher, 45-47;on View, 156, 161, 162"Durable Power of Attorney forHealth Care," 380Dying: atmosphere for, 241-45;attitude toward, 9-10; anddedicating death, 223-26;fears about, 183-84; helping,177-79; instructions for,232-33; and leaving body,245-47; need for learningabout, 360-62; peaceful deathfor, 188-90; phowa for,218-21; practices for, 233-35;process of, 251-54, 255-58;saying goodbye to, 187-88;spiritual help for, 213-18;telling truth to, 181-83; Tonglenfor, 210-11; unconditionallove for, 179-81;unfinished business for,181-83; working with, andcompassion, 194-95. See alsoBardo of dying; Death; PhowaDzogchen, 154-56, 356; Actionin, 156, 167-71; Meditationin, 156, 163-67; meditationposture from, 66-68; practicesfrom, 170-71; rainbow bodyin, 171-73; View in, 66,76-77, 156-62Dzogchen Tantras, 106, 110,279-80. See also TantraEarth, as element, 251, 252,255-56, 260Ego (dak dzin), 120-21; on spiritualpath, 122-24; and wiseguide, 124-25Egolessness, 120-21; wisdomtools for, 125-26; and wiseguide, 125Egyptian Book of the Dead, 106Einstein, Albert, 103, 105Elements, 251, 255-57, 294; airor wind as, 252, 257, 260; dissolutionof, 259-60; earth as,251, 252, 256, 260; fire as,251, 252, 256-57, 260; spaceas, 251; water as, 251, 252,256, 260Emotions, 69: and avoidingrebirth, 300; in meditation,77-79; negative, 116, 192,259, 398; process of bardosin, 349-50; and yogins,169-70Empowerment, in Guru Yoga,151-52Energy, 347; of delight, 353-56Energy centers (chakras), 252Enlightenment, 48-49; and bardos,11; Bodhichitta and,205-6; of Buddha, 57-58;methods for attaining, 82,106-7; modern reality of,53-54; putting into action, 82Essence(s) (bindu), 252-53, 258,347Euthanasia, 381-83Evans-Wentz, W. Y, 106Eyes, as widom channels, 68"Father of 'As Famous as theMoon/ The," 18-19Fear: of death, 15-16, 252-53,213, 383; about dying, 183-84Fire, as element, 251, 252,256-57, 260Flowerdew, Arthur, 88-90Ford, Henry, 87Forgiveness, and dying, 216-17Francis, Saint, 105, 369Full Attainment, phase of, 258,259Gampopa, 146Gandhi, 221Gandhi, Mohandas, 105Garuda, 110Gesar, 36
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The Tibetan Bookof Living and Dying
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ContentsDedicationForeword, by His
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Forewordby His Holiness the Dalai L
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Introduction to the Revised Edition
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INTRODUCTIONxiiiour attitudes towar
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PrefaceI WAS BORN IN TIBET, and I w
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PREFACExviinext to my master, on a
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PART ONELiving
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THE GROUND 265explain its sacred me
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Page 431 and 432: AcknowledgmentsIN THE TASK OF PRESE
Page 433 and 434: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 421I am deeply grat
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Page 449 and 450: CreditsCover design: Ross Carron De
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