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bardo.

The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

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noun/ˈbɑːdəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈbɑɹdoʊ/General-American
  1. The state of existence between death and subsequent reincarnation.

    Tibetan
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tibetan བར་དོ (bar do), from བར (bar, “interval”) + དོ (do, “two”), in the sense of an interval between two states.

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