Tibetan rituals of death/ (Record no. 155739)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 00374nam a2200133Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780415566360 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 294.3438809515 |
| Item number | MAR/ |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Tibetan rituals of death/ |
| Sub title | Buddhist funerary practices |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Gouin, Margaret |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Routledge, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 182 p. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | 1 Introduction<br/>Terminology<br/>Transliteration<br/>Inclusive language<br/>2 The sources<br/>Tibetan material<br/>Non-Tibetan material<br/>Buddhism outside Tibet<br/>Bon<br/>3 Before death<br/>4 Immediately after death<br/>Spiritual concerns<br/>Consciousness transference {powa)<br/>Death horoscope<br/>Readings, prayers and bardo guidance<br/>Purification rituals<br/>Offering food to the deceased<br/>Practical concerns<br/>Planning the funeral: the role of the death horoscope<br/>Protection against malignant manifestations<br/>Reparation of the body<br/>Funeral procession<br/>Comments on activities undertaken immediately<br/>after death<br/>Spiritual concerns<br/>Practical concerns<br/>5 Disposal of the body<br/>Burial (disposal in earth)<br/>Immersion (disposal in water)<br/>Cremation (disposal in fire)<br/>Activities at the cremation site<br/>Religious rituals<br/>Conclusion of the cremation ceremonies<br/>Self-immolation<br/>Exposure (disposal in air)<br/>Historical origins and the 'Parsi debate*<br/>Who qualifies for exposure?<br/>Who does it?<br/>How is it done?<br/>Religious observances at the disposal site<br/>Why is it done? 68<br/>Speed and completeness of consumption<br/>Exposure and 'secondary burial'<br/>The charge of cannibalism<br/>'Sky burial' in Western perception<br/>Treatment of remains<br/>From burial<br/>From cremation<br/>From exposure<br/>Bones for ritual use<br/>Hair<br/>Comments on the disposal of the body<br/>6 Special cases<br/>Holy persons<br/>Preservation<br/>Cremation<br/>Remains<br/>Relics<br/>Nobility<br/>Children<br/>Old people<br/>'Bad deaths'<br/>Comments on special cases of disposal<br/>1 Post-disposal rituals of benefit and protection<br/>The transition through the intermediate state<br/>(bardo)<br/>The intermediate state<br/>The 49 Days<br/>Tlie nature of the 'bardo being'<br/>Rituals of benefit<br/>The name-card and the eflSgy<br/>Prayers and readings<br/>Bardo guidance<br/>Purifying the deceased's karma<br/>Severing attachment: cho<br/>Food offerings<br/>Making merit<br/>What if there is no body?<br/>Rituals ofprotection<br/>Protection against the deceased<br/>Protection against the death-demon<br/>The conclusion of the funeral rituals<br/>It depends on what you pay<br/>Comments on post-disposal rituals of benefit<br/>and protection |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | AC Sinha Collection |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession number | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Koha item type |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 29/08/2016 | 294.3438809515 MAR/ | P10560 | 14/07/2018 | 14/07/2018 | General Books |