02731oam 2200649 a 450 991096679110332120251116153432.097866113423269780199712373019971237997801998517060199851700978143564214014356421479780195341164019534116397812813423241281342327(MiAaPQ)EBC7038742(CKB)24235102700041(MiAaPQ)EBC416006(Au-PeEL)EBL416006(CaPaEBR)ebr10218557(CaONFJC)MIL134232(OCoLC)476246423(Au-PeEL)EBL7038742(OCoLC)227011339(EXLCZ)992423510270004120070822d2008 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierTravels in the netherworld Buddhist popular narratives of death and the afterlife in Tibet /Bryan J. CuevasNew York Oxford University Press2008New York :Oxford University Press,2008.1 online resource (viii, 199 pages)9780195341164 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.DeathReligious aspectsBuddhismBuddhismChinaTibet Autonomous RegionCustoms and practicesNear-death experiencesChinaTibet Autonomous RegionDeathReligious aspectsBuddhism.BuddhismCustoms and practices.Near-death experiences294.3/423Cuevas Bryan J.1967-783511MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910966791103321Travels in the netherworld1740507UNINA