bardo

[ bahr-doh ]

/ ˈbɑr doʊ /

(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.

Origin of bardo

First recorded in 1625–30, bardo is from the Tibetan word bár-do , “between two” (i.e., a transition, intermediate state)

Bardo is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

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He spoke with dry emphasis, evidently intended to convey something more to Bardo than was implied by the mere words.

Romola |George Eliot
From what quarter of the sky has this pretty Greek youngster alighted so close to thy chair, Bardo?

Romola |George Eliot
I am glad you chose Nello's shop; it makes so good a variety with Bardo and Romola.

The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton |Mrs. Russell Barrington

Bardo paused, but neither Romola nor Tito dared to speak—his voice was too tremulous, the poise of his feelings too doubtful.

Romola |George Eliot
Bardo sank backward again, too delicate to ask another question that might probe a sorrow which he divined to be recent.

Romola |George Eliot

bardo

/ (ˈbɑːdəʊ) /

(in Tibetan Buddhism) the state of the soul between its death and its rebirth

Tibetan bardo between two