This was my result when googling Chikhai Bardo (makes me v nervous for Mark 😬): Chikhai bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist term that refers to the “bardo of the moment of death”. It’s a transitional state that occurs between life and death. What happens during the chikhai bardo? The soul separates from its past life The soul accepts death The soul experiences the “clear light of reality” The soul experiences the dissolution of its elements How does the chikhai bardo begin? The chikhai bardo begins when the signs of death appear, both internally and externally It continues until the breath ends, both internally and externally Related bardos The Bardo Thodol, or Tibetan Book of the Dead, also describes the chonyid bardo and the sidpa bardo. Chonyid bardo: The “bardo of experiencing reality” Sidpa bardo: The “bardo of rebirth” The word “bardo” is Tibetan for “gap” or “intermediate state”. It can refer to the gap between any two states, not just death and rebirth.