· Book I ·
The Chikhai Bardo and the Chönyid Bardo

• The Obeisances
• The Introduction
  - The Transference of the Consciousness-Principle
  - The Reading Of This Thödol
  - The Practical Application of this Thödol by the Officiant
  

· Part I ·
The Bardo of the Moments of Death

• Instructions on the Symptoms of Death, or the First Stage of the Chikhai Bardo: The Primary Clear Light Seen at the Moment of Death
• Instructions Concerning the Second Stage of the Chikhai Bardo: The Secondary Clear Light Seen Immediately After Death

· Part II ·
The Bardo of the Experiencing of Reality

• Introductory Instructions Concerning the Experiencing of Reality During the Third Stage of the Bardo, Called the Chönyid Bardo, when the Karmic Apparitions Appear
• The Dawning of the Peaceful Deities, from the First to the Seventh Day
  - The First Day
  - The Second Day
  - The Third Day
  - The Fourth Day
  - The Fifth Day
  - The Sixth Day
  - The Seventh Day
  
• The Dawning of the Wrathful Deities, from the Eight to the Fourteenth Day
  - Introduction
  - The Eighth Day
  - The Ninth Day
  - The Tenth Day
  - The Eleventh Day
  - The Twelfth Day
  - The Thirteenth Day
  - The Fourteenth Day
  
• The Conclusion, Showing the Fundamental Importance of the Bardo Teachings

· Book II ·
The Sidpa Bardo

• The Obeisances
• Introductory Verses

· Part I ·
The After-Death World

• The Bardo Body: Its Birth and Its Supernormal Faculties
• Characteristics of Existence in the Intermediate State
• The Judgement
• The All-Determining Influence of Thought
• The Dawning of the Lights of the Six Lokas

· Part II ·
The Process of Rebirth

• The Closing of the Door of the Womb
  - Method of Preventing Entry into a Womb
  - The First Method of Closing the Womb-Door
  - The Second Method of Closing the Womb-Door
  - The Third Method of Closing the Womb-Door
  - The Fourth Method of Closing the Womb-Door
  - The Fifth Method of Closing the Womb-Door
  
• The Choosing of the Womb-Door
  - The Premonitory Visions of the Place of Rebirth
  - The Protection Against the Tormenting Furies
  
• The Alternative Choosing: Supernormal Birth; or Womb-Birth
  - Supernormal Birth by Transference to a Paradise Realm
  - Womb-Birth: The Return to the Human World
  
• The General Conclusion

· The Appendix ·

1. The Invocation of the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas
2. 'The Path of Good Wishes for Saving from the Dangerous Narrow Passageway of the Bardo'
3. 'The Root Verses of the Six Bardos'
4. 'The Path of Good Wishes which Protecteth from Fear in the Bardo'
5. The Colophon