At this moment, the first of the Bardo of the Clear Light of Reality, which is the Infallible Mind of the Dharma-Kāya, is experienced by all sentient beings. Now the real setting-faceto-face is to be applied. Thereby the vital-force will not be able to return from the median-nerve and will be sure to pass out through the Brahmanic aperture. If the person dying be disposed to sleep, or if the sleeping state advances, that should be arrested, and the arteries pressed gently but firmly. The throbbing of the arteries is to be pressed. If the expiration is about to cease, turn the dying one over on the right side, which posture is called the ‘Lying Posture of a Lion’. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche is a much-loved and accomplished Tibetan Buddhist. We have a range of more detailed works and commentaries on The Tibetan Book of Dead here on the site, do a search. of Living and Dying: 9781529016925: Rinpoche, Yongey Mingyur: Books. The Tibetan Book of the Dead has been traditionally attributed to Padma-Sambhava, an Indian mystic who was said to have introduced Buddhism to Tibet in the 8th century. The book was originally written in Tibetan and is meant to be a guide for those who have died as they transition from their former life to a new destination. Bardo Thodol means “liberation by hearing on the after death plane”. Here is the complete English translation of the famous Tibetan death text, The Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Intermediate State. The Tibetan Book of the Dead – or the Bardo Thodol. Tibetan Book of the Dead – the Bardo Thodol
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