Understanding of life by Japanese Buddhism field——Discussion about Bardo

The discussion about life by the Japanese Buddhism field,caused by NHK's special program about Bardo Thodol,centers on Bardo.Some scholars think that Bardo Thodol reflects the highest doctrine of Lamaism,that is,the essence of Dzogchen Tantras,even the crystallized understanding of life for 30000 years while others think that Bardo of the book is the soul realism established on the basis of misunderstanding of Buddhism doctrine and combination of soul theory of Brahman and Tibetan religion.It not only violates the doctrine of anatman of Buddhism,but its way of practicing Buddhism also violates the discipline of Buddhism.Although Bardo Thodol is related to the Tibetan hospice care,the book does not have cross-cultural theoretic universality in view of the Japanese Buddhism field's theory and practice.Their argument about Bardo comes from the contradiction of methodology between mental experimentalism of Esoteric Buddhism and rationalism of Buddhism proposed by "critic Buddhism".