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…captured by the eyes, processed by the brain, and that signal is sent to the cakkhu pasada rupa (which is part of the gandhabba). This “picture” is what is seen…
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…captured by the eyes, processed by the brain, and that signal is sent to the cakkhu pasada rupa (which is part of the gandhabba). This “picture” is what is seen…
…in the past with a “viññāna” has now led to a gandhabba (with pasada rupa and hadaya vatthu) for a new existence. – That kammic energy (E), corresponding to that…
…became alive only when a gandhabba (or patisandhi viññāna) “descended to the womb” and merged with that single cell. Cell division led to the current physical body with trillions of…
…to Gandhabba Transformations” “Manomaya Kaya and Out-of-Body Experience (OBE)” “Gandhabba State – Evidence from Tipiṭaka” There could be more relevant posts. I just remember those offhand. – It would be…
…body dies and the gandhabba separates from it. – But I do not recall “direct accounts” in the Tipitaka about devas or brahmas attaining Parinibbana upon attaining the Arahanthood. However,…
Hi Tien, Yes. The death of the physical body is not the end of a human being. The “mental body” or the gandhabba comes out and waits for another womb….
…be born in any realm and thus will remain in the gandhabba state until the kammic energy runs out. This is called antarāparinibbāna (“Parinibbāna in between realms”). This was discussed…
…didn’t specifically mention about “Gandhabba” but he was provided passages from various early suttas and NDE/OBE accounts or other various sources that clearly hint about a process or a journey…
…due to the cittaja kaya. – That is also the essence of a human or animal gandhabba. However, a gandhabba can “absorb” aroma and acquire a trace of matter, the…
We have not yet discussed how the gandhabba sees when inside the physical body, Gad. The brain must process a visual captured by the eyes and then direct it to…