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On February 22, 1862, two days after his death, Willie Lincoln was laid to rest in a marble crypt in a Georgetown cemetery. That very night, shattered by grief, Abraham Lincoln arrives at the cemetery under cover of darkness and visits the crypt, alone, to spend time with his son's body. Willie finds himself in a strange purgatory-- the bardo-- where ghosts commisserate quarrel, and enact bizarre acts of penance ... and where a struggle erupts over...
Publisher
Lorber HT Digital
Pub. Date
c2009.
Language
English
Description
An ancient source of strength and guidance, the Tibetan Book of the dead remains an essential teaching originating in the spiritual cultures of the Himalayas. This film reveals the history and examines its traditional use in northern India, as well as its acceptance in Western hospices. As an old lama and his novice monk guide a Himalayan villager into the afterlife, the soul's 49-day journey towards rebirth is envisioned through actual photography...
6) 49 days
Author
Publisher
LQ, Levine Querido
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Day 1. Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map - it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what's that...? And so begins a graphic novel story unlike any other: 49 Days. In Buddhist tradition, a person must travel for forty-nine days after they die, before they can fully cross over. Here in this book, readers travel with one Korean American girl, Kit, on her journey, while also spending time with her family and friends left behind. Agnes Lee has...
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