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			[[File:Wheel of Existence.jpg\|thumb\|The Tibetan bhavachakra, or wheel of life, illustrating the cyclic nature of existence. The image consists of four concentric circles, held by Yama, the lord of Death. At the upper right, the image of the Buddha represents the possibility for liberation from the suffering of reincarnation. (Thangka from Eastern Tibet, c. 1800)]]

	The text of the '''Bardo Thodol''', usually translated in English as '''Tibetan Book of the Dead''', is one of the scriptures of the Nyingma, or Red Hat, school of Buddhism founded by the great Indian Guru and Buddha [[Padma Sambhava]].		The text of the '''Bardo Thodol''', usually translated in English as '''Tibetan Book of the Dead''', is one of the scriptures of the Nyingma, or Red Hat, school of Buddhism founded by the great Indian Guru and Buddha [[Padma Sambhava]].