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Délok (Tib. འདས་ལོག་, Wyl. 'das log) literally means “returned from death,” and traditionally déloks are people who seemingly “die” as a result of an illness, and find themselves travelling in the bardo. They visit the hells, where they witness the judgement of the dead and the sufferings of hell, and sometimes they go to paradises and buddha realms. They can be accompanied by a deity, who protects them and explains what is happening. After a period of about a week the délok is sent back to the body with a message from the Lord of Death for the living, urging them to spiritual practice and a beneficial way of life. Often the déloks have great difficulty making people believe their story, and they spend the rest of their lives recounting their experiences to others in order to draw them toward the path of wisdom. The biographies of some of the more famous déloks were written down, and are sung all over Tibet by travelling minstrels. | Délok (Tib. འདས་ལོག་, Wyl. 'das log) literally means “returned from death,” and traditionally déloks are people who seemingly “die” as a result of an illness, and find themselves travelling in the bardo. They visit the hells, where they witness the judgement of the dead and the sufferings of hell, and sometimes they go to paradises and buddha realms. They can be accompanied by a deity, who protects them and explains what is happening. After a period of about a week the délok is sent back to the body with a message from the Lord of Death for the living, urging them to spiritual practice and a beneficial way of life. Often the déloks have great difficulty making people believe their story, and they spend the rest of their lives recounting their experiences to others in order to draw them toward the path of wisdom. The biographies of some of the more famous déloks were written down, and are sung all over Tibet by travelling minstrels. | ||
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Revision as of 08:40, 27 February 2013
Délok (Tib. འདས་ལོག་, Wyl. 'das log) literally means “returned from death,” and traditionally déloks are people who seemingly “die” as a result of an illness, and find themselves travelling in the bardo. They visit the hells, where they witness the judgement of the dead and the sufferings of hell, and sometimes they go to paradises and buddha realms. They can be accompanied by a deity, who protects them and explains what is happening. After a period of about a week the délok is sent back to the body with a message from the Lord of Death for the living, urging them to spiritual practice and a beneficial way of life. Often the déloks have great difficulty making people believe their story, and they spend the rest of their lives recounting their experiences to others in order to draw them toward the path of wisdom. The biographies of some of the more famous déloks were written down, and are sung all over Tibet by travelling minstrels.
Famous Déloks
Lingza Chökyi
Dawa Drolma (1910-1941)
Lochen Chönyi Zangmo
