English Explanatory Dictionary

bardo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A gewog of Zhemgang District, Bhutan.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɑːdəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bardo.wav /ˈbɑɹdoʊ/

Word forms

bardo bardos

Etymology

Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.

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