The Tibetan Book of the Dead, or the Bardo Thodol, is arguably the most popular Buddhist text in Europe and the United States. Carl Jung loved it. So did John Lennon.

For their psychedelic 'Magical Mystery Tour' in 1967, The Beatles' Paul McCartney imbued his 'The Fool on the Hill' piece ...

His book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, has sold more than 3 million copies. But accusations of abusive behaviour followed Lakar. In 1994 a woman filed a $10 million (£8.1 million ...