Severance Next episode is entitled Chikhai Bardo: Chikhai Bardo is a term from Tibetan Buddhism, specifically from the Bardo Thödol (commonly known in the West as the Tibetan Book of the Dead). It refers to the first stage of the bardo (intermediate state) that occurs at the moment of death. What Happens in Chikhai Bardo? • At the moment of death, consciousness separates from the body. • The dying person may experience a brilliant, all-encompassing white light.