02791nam 2200649 a 450 991046528240332120200520144314.00-19-971237-91-281-34232-71-4356-4214-79786611342326(CKB)2560000000300474(EBL)416006(OCoLC)476246423(SSID)ssj0000261927(PQKBManifestationID)11239482(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000261927(PQKBWorkID)10269733(PQKB)10797647(StDuBDS)EDZ0000024382(MiAaPQ)EBC416006(Au-PeEL)EBL416006(CaPaEBR)ebr10218557(CaONFJC)MIL134232(EXLCZ)99256000000030047420070822d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrTravels in the netherworld[electronic resource] Buddhist popular narratives of death and the afterlife in Tibet /Bryan J. CuevasNew York Oxford University Press20081 online resource (212 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-534116-3 0-19-985170-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-192) and index.To hell and back -- Travels of a Tibetan housewife -- A lama in distress -- The return of a noble young lady -- A ghost in monk's robes -- Storytellers.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 most sophisticated monastic scholars to pious townsfolk, villagers, and nomads. Their accounts emphasize the universal Buddhist principles of impermanence and worldly suffering, the fluctuations of karma, and the feasibility of obtaining a favorable rebirth through virtue and merit. Providing a cleaDeathReligious aspectsBuddhismBuddhismChinaTibet Autonomous RegionCustoms and practicesNear-death experiencesChinaTibet Autonomous RegionElectronic books.DélokDeathReligious aspectsBuddhism.BuddhismCustoms and practices.Near-death experiences294.3/423Cuevas Bryan J.1967-783511MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465282403321Travels in the netherworld1740507UNINA