A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
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A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead is a 1960s psychedelic guidebook that adapts the Tibetan Buddhist death-and-rebirth text as a framework for navigating and interpreting LSD and other psychedelic experiences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead Context triple: [The Psychedelic Experience, subtitle, A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead]
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On the Transmigration of Souls
On the Transmigration of Souls is a Pulitzer Prize–winning commemorative work for orchestra, chorus, and prerecorded sounds by John Adams, written to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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B.
Concerning the Entrance into Eternity
Concerning the Entrance into Eternity is a minimalist, experimental lute album by composer Jozef van Wissem, noted for its meditative, otherworldly atmosphere.
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La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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E.
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is a surreal, introspective film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu that blends dark comedy and drama to explore identity, memory, and the immigrant experience through the eyes of a Mexican journalist and documentarian.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead Target entity description: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead is a 1960s psychedelic guidebook that adapts the Tibetan Buddhist death-and-rebirth text as a framework for navigating and interpreting LSD and other psychedelic experiences.
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A.
On the Transmigration of Souls
On the Transmigration of Souls is a Pulitzer Prize–winning commemorative work for orchestra, chorus, and prerecorded sounds by John Adams, written to honor the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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B.
Concerning the Entrance into Eternity
Concerning the Entrance into Eternity is a minimalist, experimental lute album by composer Jozef van Wissem, noted for its meditative, otherworldly atmosphere.
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C.
La Koro Sutro
La Koro Sutro is a choral and instrumental composition by American composer Lou Harrison that sets an Esperanto translation of the Buddhist Heart Sutra, blending Western and non-Western musical influences.
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D.
The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life is a prominent bronze sculpture by Gustav Vigeland symbolizing the human life cycle, located in Oslo’s Vigeland Sculpture Park.
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E.
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths is a surreal, introspective film by Alejandro G. Iñárritu that blends dark comedy and drama to explore identity, memory, and the immigrant experience through the eyes of a Mexican journalist and documentarian.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychedelic guidebook ⓘ |
| aim |
to provide a map for inner journeys
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to reduce fear and confusion during psychedelic sessions ⓘ |
| approach | syncretism of Eastern religion and Western psychology ⓘ |
| audience |
LSD users
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people interested in psychedelics ⓘ students of Eastern spirituality ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bardo Thodol
ⓘ
Tibetan Book of the Dead ⓘ
linked to:
Bardo Thodol
|
| context |
1960s counterculture
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Western reception of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalSignificance |
example of Buddhist ideas adapted to psychedelic culture
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part of early Western psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| describes |
psychological states during LSD trips
ⓘ
stages of psychedelic experience ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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psychedelic literature ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ego death
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mapping psychedelic states to bardos ⓘ rebirth of the self ⓘ spiritual interpretation of drug experiences ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Tibetan Buddhist concepts of the bardo ⓘ |
| intendedUse |
framework for interpreting LSD experiences
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guide to psychedelic sessions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
instructional text
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manual ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
LSD
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Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ consciousness ⓘ death and rebirth ⓘ psychedelic experience ⓘ |
| philosophicalPerspective |
non-ordinary states of consciousness as spiritual opportunity
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psychedelic spirituality ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
altered states of consciousness
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death-and-rebirth symbolism ⓘ meditative practices ⓘ |
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Subject: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead Description of subject: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead is a 1960s psychedelic guidebook that adapts the Tibetan Buddhist death-and-rebirth text as a framework for navigating and interpreting LSD and other psychedelic experiences.
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