Antarabhava

[black hole]

It seems that the concept of Bardo exists in ancient Buddhism: antarabhava. Does anyone have information about this and mostly refrences to suttas?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

I could not find the term anywhere in the Tipitaka, its Commentaries, or Subcommentaries.

Its a term from Mahāyāna Buddhism. According to Theravāda Buddhism, rebirth takes place instantly.

[daverupa]

As far as I can recall, the metaphor of a person moving between houses is the closest the Suttas get to describing any sort of intermediary state (MN 130). It's a very far cry from Bardo, however.

[David N. Snyder]

You probably meant gandhabba ?

http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?title=Gandhabba

'bhuutaa vaa sambhavesii vaa"
"to beings who have come to be and those about to come to be."
Metta Sutta

http://www.dhammawiki.com/index.php?tit ... ween_state

[kirk5a]

There is this sutta:

"And at the moment when a being sets this body aside and is not yet reborn in another body, what do you designate as its sustenance then?"

"Vaccha, when a being sets this body aside and is not yet reborn in another body, I designate it as craving-sustained, for craving is its sustenance at that time."

http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka ... .than.html

[piotr]

Hi,

You may find this article relevant: http://www.scribd.com/doc/78013590/Rebi ... ahn-Sujato

[black hole]

Thank you Piotr. This article is really very, very interesting.