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…look at the questions raised by Christian. 4. The main question was: How do we understand how a gandhabba instantly transforms into a different realm? Why doesn’t it happen when…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
…look at the questions raised by Christian. 4. The main question was: How do we understand how a gandhabba instantly transforms into a different realm? Why doesn’t it happen when…
I think the issue is understanding how the gandhabba (mental body) trapped inside the physical body experiences the external world. That must be understood before understanding how gandhabba recognizes things…
…novel framework in which the Buddhist concept of Gandhabba serves as a subtle or intermediate quantum-consciousness “carrier,” bridging the theoretical gap between standard Quantum Immortality scenarios and the continuity of…
Hello people! I was curious if the Gandhabba has a sanna on it’s own (without the physical body) “Is It The Gandhabba That Attains Nibbana And Permanently Gets Deleted From…
…before being sent to the mental body (gandhabba). We can think of the gandhabba being trapped inside the physical body. It is completely shielded from the external world by the…
Dear Dr. Lal Sir🙏🏻. I have a question regarding insect rebirth and the role of gandhabba in the case of insects that develop in stored food. In kitchens it is…
…the past, the mansikāra cetasika can feed that information too so that we will know the name of the tree instantly; see “Amazingly Fast Time Evolution of a Thought (Citta).”…
…in the name of the Buddha, before the food is offered to the bhikkhus. Giving to poor or anyone in need and even feeding hungry animals are all meritorious deeds….
…types of viññāṇa only bring in the external sensory input, i.e., they are “vipāka viññāṇa.” Viññāṇa and Saṅkhāra Feed on Each Other 16. For example, cakkhu viññāṇa is like a…
…generating “bad vaci saṅkhāra“. Even though one may not be saying a single bad word, just consciously think about bad thoughts about another person will feed that bad habit. So,…