Reply To: NDE Experiences
…There are buddhists who do not accept the concept of a Gandhabba, claiming that once a person dies, the next arising consciousness will effect a rebirth elsewhere. Let’s not forget,…
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Reply To: Descent of Gandhabba Into Womb
A “descending gandhabba” just means a gandhabba entering a womb. I am not sure why it is stated as “descending.” You wrote: ” So maybe the Buddha copied this idea…
Reply To: post on What Reincarnates? – Concept of a Lifestream
Does jivitindriya belong to the gandhabba? But what/where is jivitindriya in the gandhabba? Is it part of citta or is it part of pasada rupa?
Reply To: post on What Reincarnates? – Concept of a Lifestream
…the body). See, “The Origin of Matter – Suddhātthaka.” – That is why the physical body becomes inert when the gandhabba leaves at the death of the physical body. –…
Kamma, Saṅkhāra, and Abhisaṅkhāra – What Is “Intention”?
…Analogy 7. The seat of the mind (hadaya vatthu) is where thoughts arise. The hadaya vatthu is part of the manōmaya kāya, mental body, or the gandhabba. The hadaya vatthu…
Reply To: Where is the Mana Indriya located in the Brain?
…i understand it correctly, that when there is no mana indriya in a gandhabba that has left the body, there are also no memories in this gandhabba? Or are only…
Reply To: gandhabba as explained elsewhere
From the Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera there are two meanings for gandhabba: gandhabba :[m.] 1. a musician; a heavenly musician belonging to the demigods; 2. a being…
Vision Is a Series of “Snapshots” – Movie Analogy
…That cakkhu pasāda rūpa (or simply cakkhu) is part of the gandhabba, our “mental body.” The gandhabba has the seat of the mind (hadaya vatthu), surrounded by the five pasāda…
“Tipiṭaka English” Convention Adopted by Early European Scholars – Part 2
…“dh” sound: Dhamma, adhamma, dhātu, gandha, gandhabba, middha, nirōdha, saddhā, andha, sandhi, sādhu, paṭisandhi, samādhi. Both the unaspirated and the aspirated sounds are in words, Dhammapada (ධම්මපද in Sinhala) and…
Buddhist Worldview – Introduction
…this manōmaya kāya is the same as gandhabba. For Brahmā, manōmaya kāya is all they have! The “mental body” (gandhabba) controls the massive physical body of a human or an…