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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
In Tibetan Buddhism, an intermediate state between death and the next rebirth.
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Paper 1
Revise: Death and Mourning CeremoniesIn Tibetan Buddhism, the Tibetan Book of the Dead may be read to a dying or recently deceased person. Its purpose is to guide them through Bardo, the intermediate state between death and the next rebirth. The readings are therefore intended to benefit the deceased, not just to comfort those attending.
Paper 3
An intermediate state between death and rebirth in Tibetan Buddhist belief.
Revise: Death and MourningTheravada Buddhists generally understand rebirth as following immediately after death, rather than involving the intermediate bardo state taught in Tibetan Buddhism.
For a question about contrasting rituals, make the difference explicit: for example, contrast Theravada merit-making with Tibetan readings intended to guide the dead through Bardo.
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