Free Will in Buddhism – Connection to Sankhāra

…Abortion, and Contraception.” Several subsections on the website discuss the gandhabba, or the “mental body” concept: “Mental Body – Gandhabba,” “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya),” and “The Grand Unified Theory of Dhamma.”…

Gandhabba and comatose state

…I was curious about the gandhabba in such a situation. Given that the woman was in a vegetative state for the last 14 years (as per news items), and since…

gandhabba as explained elsewhere

Hi, I’ve been reading about the 31 realms in a few other sources, such as: The Thirty-one Planes of Existence … and see the term gandhabba explained differently. Here, gandhabbas…

Reply To: History of Sammanaphala Sutta

…truth of that (because a gandhabba cannot be seen) most people reject the existence of a gandhabba. – However, there are many occurrences that cannot be explained without the concept…

Reply To: Gandhabba Timespan

…body” or gandhabba. It is human without a physical human body. If you type “gandhabba” in the search box and it will show many relevant posts: “Search Results for: gandhabba“…

Reply To: Infinity & the rebirth process

…to match. The other major factor is the upadana of the gandhabba. A gandhabba is mostly drawn to an environment that he/she has a liking for. There are several accounts…

Tirokudda Sutta

Dear Lal and friends, I have a question concerning the Tirokudda Sutta: https://suttacentral.net/kp7/en/sujato You write in this article in #4: https://puredhamma.net/abhidhamma/gandhabbaya-manomaya-kaya/gandhabba-netherworld-paraloka/ “Gandhabba is described in detail the Tirokudda Sutta in…

Reply To: Gandhabba Timespan

…body to another gandhabba. Usually, that other gandhabba is a deceased person who had authority while living. – For example, someone with a weak mind could be possessed by the…