中ちゅう蘊うん

noun

bardo; intermediate state between death and rebirth

Buddhist term for the transitional state after death and before the next rebirth, commonly understood in Japan as lasting 49 days. Often referred to as 中陰 (ちゅういん) in Japanese Buddhist contexts.

See also: 中陰

• 中ちゅう蘊うんの期き間かんは四し十じゅう九く日にちとされる。

  The period of the intermediate state is said to be 49 days.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、中ちゅう蘊うんの考かんがえ方かたは宗しゅう派はによって異ことなる。

  In Buddhism, the concept of the intermediate state varies by sect.