Talk:Bardo Thodol
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1. the chikhai bardo or "bardo of the moment of death "
2. the chonyid bardo or "bardo of the experiencing of reality"
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The chikhai bardo features the experience of the "clear light of reality", or at least the nearest approximation to it of which one is spiritually capable.
The chonyid bardo features the experience of visions of various Buddha forms (or, again, the nearest approximations of which one is capable).
When comparing 1. and 2. with the two descriptions below, it appears that "chikhai" and "chonyid" have been mixed up. Maybe someone who is more knowledgable on the topic than I am will be able to clarify this.
- Seems there is no mixup.--Klimov 10:23, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
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- In short: I was wondering about why chonyid is referred to as ...reality under 2. , because the description for chikhai given in the paragraph below seems to makes the identical notion of ...reality although it is associated with ...death under 1.
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- Yes, it seems I did understand your concern correctly.
- It seems to me there is no mixup.--Klimov 10:23, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, it seems I did understand your concern correctly.
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[edit] Yidams
The section titled "Yidams" could benefit from some explanation. It sort of comes out of nowhere and isn't tied in any obvious way to the rest of the page. What are yidams, and what do they have to do with the Bardo Thodol? DuelinMarkers 04:21, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
- Yes, seems to me also.--Klimov 10:55, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
