Book of the Dead
noun
1
- a collection of ancient Egyptian religious and magical texts, selections from which were often written on or placed in tombs《亡灵书》（古埃及超度死者安入冥世的经书）。
2
- （全称Tibetan Book of the Dead）a Tibetan Buddhist text recited during funerary rites, describing the passage from death to rebirth（藏传佛教用的）超度死者而念的经文。