Six Bardos

six bardos (bar do). Bardo, "intermediate" or "transition" state, commonly refers to the transitional state between death and the next rebirth. Texts discuss six bardos: the bardos of birth and life (skye gnas rang bzhin gyi bar do); of meditative concentration (bsam gtan gyi bar do); of the dream-state (rmi lam gyi bar do); of the moment of death ('chi kha'i bar do); of the absolute nature (chos nyid bar do); and of taking a new existence (srid pa'i bar do). [MR-ShabkarNotes]

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1. The bardo of this life (skye gnas gyi bar do)/ The natural bardo of this life (skye gnas rang bzhin gyi bar do)
2. The bardo of the dream state (rmi lam gyi bar do) /
3. The bardo of the meditation state (bsam gtan gyi bar do)
4. The bardo of dying ('chi kha'i bar do)/ The painful bardo of dying
5. The bardo of dharmata (chos nyid bar do)
6. The bardo of becoming (srid pa'i bar do)/ The karmic bardo of becoming (srid pa'i las kyi bar do)
   

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