bardo
Americannoun
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bardos
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of bardo
First recorded in 1625–30, bardo is from the Tibetan word bár-do “between two” (i.e., a transition, intermediate state)
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The lavish production features fantastic gargoyle-like puppets who populate the "bardo," a space after death where tortured souls reside, unable to move beyond their past lives.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Tristan’s passage between worlds is anything but serene, and dancers, subtly choreographed by Annie-B Parson, accompany him as he hovers in the tunnel that suggests the bardo of Tibetan Buddhism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
The bardo, in Tibetan Buddhism, is a state of existence between death and rebirth, the kind of liminal place that the filmmaker has thought about a lot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
Positive karma will make “the bardo appear shining and radiant, like the luminous light of the full moon.”
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
It’s like a cultural bardo — between a Kardashian present and a brave Frances McDormand future.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 22, 2021
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