/ˈbɑːdəʊ/, /ˈbɑɹdoʊ/
OriginBorrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.
- TibetanThe state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.
“According to the belief of the Tibetans, that is considered an untimely death, which, in opposition to the ordinary course of nature, is accelerated by evil spirits, such as Sringan, Dechad, Jungpo, a”
“The soul's gradual progress to God in terms of a spiralling pathway up the side of the cosmic mountain, from one spiritual station to the next, is an image common to almost all of the world's mystical”
“The bardo in Tibetan means an intermediate state, most specifically the one after death when your soul wanders through the heavens and hell, trying to avoid rebirth into samsara—the realm of the mater”
- A surname.
- A gewog of Zhemgang District, Bhutan.
Formsbardos(plural) · Bardos(plural)