bardo means A surname. It carries an Arena rating of 1737, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bardo ranks #237 of 13,218 for Scariest Words, #1,286 of 13,218 for Most Malleable Words, #1,463 of 13,218 for Most Ingenious Words, #2,780 of 13,218 for Best Fossil-Poetry Words.
bardo is pronounced /ˈbɑːdəʊ/.
Why “bardo” is a great word
An intermediate, transitional state of consciousness between death and subsequent rebirth. Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, 'interval') + དོ (do, 'two'), literally meaning 'interval between two'. Unlike 'limbo,' a static condition of lack, or 'purgatory,' a place of punitive cleansing, the bardo is a fluid, teachable span of pure potentiality defined by perception alone. It is the forty-nine-day echo of a life's momentum, a hall of mirrors made from one's own karma, and the silent hum in the ear after a bell has stopped ringing—a weightless drift of dust motes before they settle into a new pattern.
Etymology
Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.
name
- A surname.
- A gewog of Zhemgang District, Bhutan.
noun
- The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.“According to the belief of the Tibetans, that is considered an untimely death, which, in opposition to the ordinary course of nature, is accelerated by evil spirits, such as Sringan, Dechad, Jungpo, and others. As a consequence of premature decease, the "Bardo," is prolongated. This is the middle state between the death and the new re-birth, which does not follow immediately, but there exists an i”
Words closest in meaning
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- barzakh 86% match — A place separating the living from the hereafter; a phase between death and resurrection. vs bardo →
- metempsychosis 85% match — Transmigration of the soul, especially its reincarnation after death. vs bardo →
- purgatory 84% match — Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption. vs bardo →
- parinirvana 83% match — The final release from rebirth. vs bardo →
- tukdam 83% match — An advanced state of meditation believed to be attained by some experienced meditators following their deaths. vs bardo →
- afterworld 83% match — A supposed world that is entered after death; the realm of the afterlife. vs bardo →
- tulku 83% match — A high-ranking lama who can choose the manner of his or her rebirth. vs bardo →
- psychopomp 83% match — A spirit, deity, person, etc., who guides the souls of the dead to the afterlife. vs bardo →