Bardo


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Bardo is a dimensional plane introduced in MTV's Teen Wolf. It is described as the space between life and death.

Real World Mythology
In some schools of Buddhism, bardo (Tibetan བར་དོ་ Wylie: bar do) or antarabhāva (Sanskrit) is an intermediate, transitional, or liminal state between death and rebirth. It is a concept which arose soon after the Buddha's passing, with a number of earlier Buddhist groups accepting the existence of such an intermediate state, while other schools rejected it. In Tibetan Buddhism, bardo is the central theme of the Bardo Thodol (literally Liberation Through Hearing During the Intermediate State), the Tibetan Book of the Dead.

Teen Wolf Mythology
The realm of Bardo appears as a large white room with grey and white tiling on the floor, support posts, and florescent light fixtures.

Scott McCall, Allison Argent, and Stiles Stilinski ended up here after a ritual performed by Dr. Deaton in order to locate the Nemeton and their parents. (Lunar Ellipse)

Kira Yukimura explains the Buddhist concept and how it is marked by visits from peaceful deities and demons and ultimately resulting in death. (Anchors)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Bardo is a real part of the belief system. In reality, it differs from the explanation Kira gives in that Bardo is the period between death and rebirth or reincarnation into the next life.

The Nogitsune (Beacon Hills) creates an illusion of Bardo as a snow-covered Japanese Garden to fool Stiles into killing himself to gain full control of his body. (The Divine Move)