Four bardos

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Four bardos (Tib. bardo shyi; Wyl. bar do bzhi) —

  1. the natural bardo of this life (Skt. jatyantarābhava; Wyl. rang bzhin skye ba'i bar do)
  2. the painful bardo of dying (Skt. mumūrṣāntarābhava; Wyl. 'chi kha gnad gcod kyi bar do)
  3. the luminous bardo of dharmata (Skt. dharmatāntarābhava; Wyl. chos nyid 'od gsal gyi bar do)
  4. the karmic bardo of becoming (Skt. bhāvāntarābhava; Wyl. srid pa las kyi bar do)

Further Reading

  • Kangyur Rinpoche, Treasury of Precious Qualities (Boston & London: Shambhala, 2001), 'Appendix 2'.
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