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'''six bardos''' ([[bar do drug]])
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*[[bardo of this life]] ([[skye gnas kyi bar do]]). The period from being conceived in the womb until meeting with an irreversible cause of death. 'This life' literally means 'being born and remaining alive.'
 
*[[bardo of dying]] ([['chi kha'i bar do]]). The period from the onset of the process of dying until the end of the three subtle dissolution stages.
 
*[[bardo of dharmata]] ([[chos nyid kyi bar do]]). The period from dying until emerging in the mental body of the bardo of becoming.
 
*[[bardo of becoming]] ([[srid pa'i bar do]]). The period from the arising of confusion and one's emergence in a mental body until entering the womb of the next life. It is the time of seeking a new rebirth. The word 'becoming' here also means 'possibility.'
 
*[[bardo of dreaming]] ([[rmi lam gyi bar do]]). The period from falling asleep until waking up again. 
 
*[[bardo of meditation]] ([[bsam gtan gyi bar do]]). The bardo of the meditation state takes place within the bardo of this life. For instance, when a practitioner has received the pointing-out instruction, this bardo is the period beginning with recognizing the mind essence and ending when being distracted therefrom. <br>
 
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See also [[four bardos]]
 
*[[bar do drug]]
 
 
 
[[Category: Bardo teachings]]
 

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