English
At that time, the clear light of the basic Dharmakaya manifests in an instant. However, due to the power of ignorance, it is not recognized, leading to the transference of consciousness and the arising of the bardo. The previous way of establishing rebirth is: Here, for sentient beings going to hell, due to the strong habituation of the ten non-virtuous actions in the past, the same appearance arises there as well. When the empty form of one's own appearance is gathered, two ways of appearing arise: Those with heavy sins who go to Avici hell and other places, appear as Yama's messengers and so on, and one's own blood and bile are scattered on the body by the wind, and the eyes turn blood-red or yellow. The body is tormented by heat. Dying as if attached to life, intense pain arises. Therefore, the appearance also becomes burning flames, weapons, and so on, and the sound of the wind also becomes distorted. Accompanied by this, dying and in the moment of consciousness transference, one feels a little happy and sees forest fires, water, and so on in the appearance. When one wants to go there, again in the appearance of karma, the Yamas of the past come to hinder, so it is said in the appearance. Therefore, those with lighter karma, at the time of death, the appearance shows hellish places, blue forests of weapons, hills, meadows, valleys, sentient beings killing each other and eating meat, and the ground stained with blood. Due to the past habit of killing, the thought arises, "Alas, I must go here too." This is because the power of appearance is strong, while the former is because the power of karmic giving is strong. The vast is present in mindfulness. Rebirth as a hungry ghost also arises because of intense greed. Rebirth as an animal also arises because of the mind of liking and attachment to those animals, or dying in a stupor without remembering anything. Those who are reborn as humans, it is said that most of them have an appearance of being very attached to humans themselves, and it is almost certain. Non-gods, although similar to gods, are somewhat arrogant and are said to die in darkness. The way of rebirth as gods and fortunate realms is also said in this way: In the place where one is to be reborn, one sees perfect utensils, gods and goddesses sitting on thrones, and joy arises in the heart, remembering the good deeds done in the past, without regret.
Chinese
死亡时，如果聚集了天神和上师等吉祥的缘起，并且由这些善缘奠定了有（轮回）的种子，那么死亡的时间多半是在白昼或阳光明媚的时候。如此显现的原因是，心中存在着先前所造的善与不善的习气种子。由于身体的根本和肢体的气脉在运动，烟雾和阳焰等征兆出现，这些征兆成为引发显现的因缘。风所产生的空虚之声也各不相同地显现。之后，暂时进入光明，中阴显现。对于那些现在不太熟悉光明的人来说，就像天平的高低一样。据说，就在死亡之后，中阴就会出现。那些前往色界的人，凭借着在这里修习禅定的力量，安住于禅定之中，从禅定的近分定中，色界便会显现，这些人没有很长的中阴期。无色界的人，在死亡的那一刻，就立即前往先前所熟悉的虚空无边等四处，并非所有的种子都消失，其他的分别念止息，没有其他的中阴。经文中说：“从上方到无色界。”这是就身体的处所与三有相结合而言的，我认为并非是转移到那里去。现在要讲述中阴本身。对于欲界的六天、人、非天、畜生、饿鬼和地狱众生来说，通常是七天，也有人说比这更长，虽然也讲到七个七天等，但那是少数情况。所谓的中阴是：“先前存在时有血肉之躯，诸根齐全，无有阻碍，具有业力的神通力量，同类的天眼能够看见。”经文中就是这样说的。经中说：“例如，一个身强力壮的人，在战场上从马上摔下来，能够迅速地跳回马背上一样，由于倾向于出生的意愿，所以能够迅速地接受并结合有（轮回）。”既然如此，为什么要耽搁七天呢？因为最初的中阴显现时，就像做梦一样。那个意生身，就像水中的倒影一样，具有诸根，由受、想、行、识所组成。
English
At the time of death, if auspicious conditions such as gods and lamas gather, and these good conditions lay the seeds of existence (saṃsāra), then the time of death is mostly said to be during the daytime or when the sun is shining. The reason for such appearances is that there are seeds of habitual tendencies of previously done good and bad deeds in the mind. Because the root and limb energies of the body are moving, signs such as smoke and mirages appear, and these signs become the cause for arising and appearing. The sounds of emptiness produced by the wind also appear differently. Then, one temporarily enters the clear light, and the bardo arises. For those who are not very familiar with the clear light now, it is like the high and low of a scale. It is said that the bardo arises immediately after death. Those who go to the form realm, through the power of meditating here, abide in that meditation. From the proximity of meditation, the form realm appears, and these beings do not have a long bardo period. As for the formless realm, at the moment of death, one immediately goes to the four places such as infinite space that one was previously familiar with. Not all seeds disappear, other conceptual thoughts cease, and there is no other bardo. The scripture says, "From above to the formless realms." This is in terms of combining the place of the body with the three realms of existence, but I think it is not transferring there. Now, the bardo itself will be explained. For the six gods of the desire realm, humans, asuras, animals, pretas, and hell beings, it is usually seven days, and some say it is longer than that. Although seven weeks, etc., are also mentioned, that is rare. The so-called bardo is: "Having a fleshly body in the previous existence, complete senses, without obstruction, possessing the magical power of karma, and seen by the pure divine eye of the same kind." That is what the scripture says. The sutra says, "For example, just as a strong man who falls from a horse on the battlefield can quickly jump back on the horse, because he is inclined towards the desire for birth, he can quickly accept and unite with existence (saṃsāra)." If so, why does it take seven days? Because when the first bardo arises, it appears like a dream. That mind-made body, like a reflection in water, possesses senses and is composed of feeling, perception, formation, and consciousness.
Chinese
地、水、火、风四大不存在。那时也看见死尸，也知道是死了，心里想自己也有一个身体。心想会生在哪里呢？像以前一样放下贪恋，就能看见男女天神，也看见天界，也知道会生在那里，心里就高兴。因为这个缘故，尸体也好像眼睛半睁半闭地看东西一样，柔软，颜色鲜明，气味芬芳。这些大部分是化生，所以说七天就完成投生。非天也和这个类似。同样，天和非天是胎生，而人类是看见父母交合的因缘，就生起贪恋而入胎。入胎的时候会出现各种不同的景象。业障清净的人会看见高楼大厦等等景象。有些人会产生性交的念头。有些人希望得到救护而钻到那里。有些畜生等等，被雪、风、雨追赶，寻找躲避的地方等等景象。地狱和饿鬼大部分是，在中阴的景象里，被阎罗卒带走。阎罗王根据各自的业力进行判决，在痛苦中进行投生。这些也大部分在七天内化生。同样，还有其他的生处，这里没有说。胎生的人从入胎开始就不是中阴身了。但是，手持花鬘的天人也说了包括入胎在内的七天。中阴身的样子是，全知者所见，将要生在哪里的样子。要去天界的是头朝上，要去恶趣的是头朝下，颜色也各不相同。色界、无色界和无间地狱和前面说的一样。这些是从许多经和续部中，全知者所说而确定的，是粗略的次第安排，所以不要怀疑。虽然有很多教证，但因为害怕文字太多，所以没有写。中阴有的相续是，取所贪恋的，各自成就三有，最初的业者，像那样生起精进的力量，显现。
English
The four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind do not exist. At that time, one also sees the dead body, and knows that it is dead, and thinks that one also has a body. When one wonders where one will be born, if one abandons craving as before, one will see male and female deities, and also see the heavenly realms, and also know that one will be born there, and one's mind will be happy. Because of this, the corpse also seems to be looking with half-closed eyes, soft, with bright color, and fragrant smell. Most of these are born miraculously, so it is said that birth is completed in seven days. The Asuras are also similar to this. Similarly, gods and Asuras are born from the womb, and humans are: seeing the cause of the union of parents, they enter the womb with attachment. At the time of entering, various different appearances arise. For those whose karma is pure, there are appearances of mansions and so on. Some have the idea of sexual intercourse. Some hope for refuge and enter there. Some animals and so on are chased by snow, wind, and rain, and seek places to hide, and so on. Most of the hells and pretas are: in the appearance of the bardo, they are led away by the messengers of Yama. King Yama judges according to each person's karma, and they take rebirth in suffering. Most of these are also born miraculously in seven days. Similarly, there are other places of birth, but they are not mentioned here. Those born from the womb are not in the bardo from the time they enter the womb. However, it is also said that the gods holding garlands also include the seven days including entering the womb. The form of that bardo is: as seen by the all-knowing one, it is the form of where one will be born. Those who go to the higher realms have their heads facing up, and those who go to the lower realms have their heads facing down, and the colors are different. The form realm, the formless realm, and Avici are as previously described. These are determined from what the all-knowing one has said in many sutras and tantras, and are arranged in a rough order, so do not doubt. Although there are many scriptural proofs, they are not written because of fear of too many words. The connection of the bardo existence is: taking what one craves, each accomplishing the three existences, the first karmic person, like that, generating the power of diligence, appearing.