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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A Tibetan Buddhist text read to guide a dying or deceased person through the intermediate state between death and rebirth.
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Specification 2.7 · Paper 2
Revise: Death and Mourning RitualsThe Tibetan Book of the Dead may be read to a dying person and after death. It describes stages of this transition and offers guidance through the bardo, the intermediate state before the next rebirth, which may last up to 49 days.
Specification 3.7 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
A Tibetan Buddhist text, also called the Bardo Thodol, read to guide the deceased through the intermediate state between death and rebirth.
Revise: Death and Mourning RitualsThe Tibetan Book of the Dead, also called the Bardo Thodol, is read aloud to the deceased during this period. It describes stages of the intermediate state and gives instructions about how to respond. Those who use it believe that the guidance can help the deceased navigate the bardo towards liberation or a favourable rebirth.
Distinguish merit dedication from a guaranteed favourable rebirth, and do not present the Tibetan Book of the Dead as a text used by all Buddhists.
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