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Bardo ([[bar do]], antarabhava). 'Intermediate state.'
 
*Usually refers to the period between death and the next rebirth. [RY]
 
*For details of the [[four bardos]], see [[Mirror of Mindfulness]] and [[Bardo Guidebook]], Rangjung Yeshe Publications. [RY]
 
 
Bardo ([[bar do]]), "intermediate" or "transition" state, commonly refers to the state and lapse of time occurring between death and the next rebirth. More precisely one can recognize [[six bardos]]: the bardo of birth and life ([[skye gnas bar do]]), of meditative concentration ([[sam gtan bar do]]), of dream ([[rmi lam bar do]]), of the instant of death ([['chi kha bar do]]), of the absolute nature ([[chos nyid bar do]]), and of seeking a new existence ([[srid pa bar do]]). [MR]
 
 
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Bardo (bar do, antarabhava). 'Intermediate state.'

  • Usually refers to the period between death and the next rebirth. [RY]


Bardo (bar do), "intermediate" or "transition" state, commonly refers to the state and lapse of time occurring between death and the next rebirth. More precisely one can recognize six bardos: the bardo of birth and life (skye gnas bar do), of meditative concentration (sam gtan bar do), of dream (rmi lam bar do), of the instant of death ('chi kha bar do), of the absolute nature (chos nyid bar do), and of seeking a new existence (srid pa bar do). [MR]