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Bardo Thodol, an Uncommon card
The Bardo Thodol, commonly known in the West as The Tibetan Book of the Dead, is a terma text from a larger corpus of teachings, the Profound Dharma of Self-Liberation through the Intention of the Peaceful and Wrathful Ones, revealed by Karma Lingpa.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 68
- DEF
- 63
- Power
- 131
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 120,000
Power 131 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 70 % of WikiCards cards.
Bardo Thodol quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Bardo Thodol card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is the best-known work of ______ literature.
Answer
Nyingma. It is the best-known work of Nyingma literature. From the Bardo Thodol article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
In ____, the text was one of the first examples of both Tibetan and Vajrayana literature to be translated into a European language and arguably continues to this day to be the best known.
Answer
1920s. In 1927, the text was one of the first examples of both Tibetan and Vajrayana literature to be translated into a European language and arguably continues to this day to be the best known. From the Bardo Thodol article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Don Ameche. Don Ameche 360,000 · Steven Page 220,000 · Antônio Carlos Jobim 150,000 · Bardo Thodol 120,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is the best-known work of Nyingma literature.
- In 1927, the text was one of the first examples of both Tibetan and Vajrayana literature to be translated into a European language and arguably continues to this day to be the best known.
- The Tibetan text describes, and is intended to guide one through, the experiences that the consciousness has after death, in the bardo, the interval between death and the next rebirth.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Bardo Thodol article was read about 120,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 68 and blocks with 63: each hit it takes is cut by 25 %.
How to get Bardo Thodol
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Bardo Thodol (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author ., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
