Rebirth

Tibetan

A 104-square adaptation inspired by Tibetan Buddhist rebirth games, explored in the published study by Mark Tatz and Jody Kent. Traditional attribution to Sakya Pandita does not establish the dating or authorship of every edition. This board ascends from the Vajra Hell, up through the six realms and the three vehicles — the Disciple, the Solitary Buddha, and the great Mahayana — and the swift Tantric path, to Nirvana and full Buddhahood. Every square is both a cosmological station and an inner state of mind the player passes through in the play (lila) of liberation.