Study Guide for

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
by Sogyal Rinpoche (1994)

1. Define these key concepts:
   ground
   luminosity
   meditation
   rigpa
   the light body
   the rainbow body
   the bardos
   phowa
2. What is the single most important action you may take at the bedside of a dying person?
3. What counts in our final judgment of ourselves?
4. Discuss the concepts of life and death as polarity.
5. How are the power of compassion and tonglen interrelated?