LEADER 02731oam 2200649 a 450 001 9910966791103321 005 20251116153432.0 010 $a9786611342326 010 0 $a9780199712373 010 0 $a0199712379 010 $a9780199851706 010 $a0199851700 010 $a9781435642140 010 $a1435642147 010 $a9780195341164 010 $a0195341163 010 $a9781281342324 010 $a1281342327 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7038742 035 $a(CKB)24235102700041 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC416006 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL416006 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10218557 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL134232 035 $a(OCoLC)476246423 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7038742 035 $a(OCoLC)227011339 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924235102700041 100 $a20070822d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTravels in the netherworld $eBuddhist popular narratives of death and the afterlife in Tibet /$fBryan J. Cuevas 210 $aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2008 210 1$aNew York :$cOxford University Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) 311 08$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$zTibet Autonomous Region 615 0$aDeath$xReligious aspects$xBuddhism. 615 0$aBuddhism$xCustoms and practices. 615 0$aNear-death experiences 676 $a294.3/423 700 $aCuevas$b Bryan J.$f1967-$0783511 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910966791103321 996 $aTravels in the netherworld$91740507 997 $aUNINA