bardo

[ bahr-doh ]

noun

, (often initial capital letter)

, plural bar·dos.

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

bardo

/ ˈbɑːdəʊ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bardo¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of bardo¹

Tibetan bardo between two

Example Sentences

This Wondery podcast, hosted by the former F.B.I. criminal profiler Candice DeLong, who also spent a decade as a psychiatric nurse, examines the case and all the systemic breakdowns that led Bardo straight to Schaeffer.

From New York Times

Among the most unsettling revelations are how Bardo, who since childhood had relentlessly obsessed over and stalked girls and women he knew and didn’t know, acquired a gun and was able to travel to Schaeffer’s home.

From New York Times

In 1989, at the age of 21, while preparing for an audition for “The Godfather Part III,” she was shot to death on her doorstep by Robert John Bardo, who had been stalking her.

From New York Times

On Sunday, Rountree mounted “The Democracy Bardo,” a live music installation with audience participation.

From Los Angeles Times

As one “Bardo” participant summed it up: “A community is not an algorithm.”

From Los Angeles Times