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200 10$aTravels in the netherworld $eBuddhist popular narratives of death and the afterlife in Tibet /$fBryan J. Cuevas
210  1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2008.
215   $a1 online resource (viii, 199 pages)
311 0 $a9780195341164 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-192) and index.
327   $aTo 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.
330   $aIn 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.
606   $aDeath$xReligious aspects$xBuddhism
606   $aBuddhism$zChina$zTibet Autonomous Region$xCustoms and practices
606   $aNear-death experiences$zChina$zTibet Autonomous Region
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