bardo

[bahr-doh]

noun

(often initial capital letter)

plural

bardos 

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

In Savannah, Ga., members drink a revolving menu of specialty cocktails by the pool at Club Bardo.

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Savannah’s growing affluence helped convince Jon Kully to open Club Bardo last year inside his new luxury hotel.

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Khondji earned his second Oscar nomination for his work on the Mexican director’s surrealist 2022 film “Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths.”

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Dichen Lachman, who plays Ms. Casey/Gemma, is especially proud of this season’s heartbreaking seventh episode, “Chikhai Bardo,” which flashes back to Mark and Gemma’s once-blissful time as husband and wife, their relationship affected by miscarriages and IVF treatments.

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In the end, Wainwright has created a latter-day bardo, the spiritual journey that follows death.

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