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Anidassana, Appaṭigha Rupa Due to Anidassana Viññāṇa

…That “seed” is the “mental body” or “gandhabba.” That gandhabba is so tiny that it is invisible to the naked eye or even to powerful scientific instruments. Note that gandhabba…

post on Antarābhava Discussion in Kathāvatthu – Not Relevant to Gandhabba

Antarābhava Discussion in Kathāvatthu – Not Relevant to Gandhabba Sutta reference MN12. #5 in the post mentions 4 types of birth (yoni), one is “moisture born”. Does it mean that…

Pancakkhanda and Gandhabba

…and pasada rupa) are included in pancakkhanda. Gandhabba State – Evidence from Tipiṭaka #12 Therefore, descending of a paṭisandhi viññāna to a womb MUST be accompanied by all five khandas,…

Deformed Gandhabba

…Gandhabba? I mean the human features aren’t there in the face. However, this baby was able to be born. I remember a post from Sir Lal (I forgot the post…

Reply To: Definition of Energy in Buddha Dhamma

…the gandhabba when it was formed. Thus, the kammic energy a human gandhabba acquires at the moment of its inception is enough to (i) sustain that gandhabba for many thousands…

Reply To: Old age in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda

…cuti-patisandhi moment, NOT when a gandhabba gets into a womb. A human gandhabba (mental body) is born well before it can get into a womb. So, in what you quoted…

Reply To: Is it the gandhabba that attains Nibbana and permanently gets deleted from world

…“gandhabba.” 2. Yes. Even the human gandhabbas can go through walls. 3. A gandhabba can become a bit denser by inhaling orders of flowers, etc. But their “bodies” are still…

Assāda, Ādīnava, Nissarana – Introduction

…“upādāna paccayā bhava.’ Thus, assāda (mind-made pleasure) and kamma accumulation (via attachment) feed on each other. Both grow within an instant in the ‘purāna kamma‘ stage, even without one being…

How the Buddha Described the Chance of Rebirth in the Human Realm

…past lives. In between consecutive human births, that lifestream exists in the nether world or “para lōka” as a gandhabba with a subtle body; see “Hidden World of the Gandhabba:…

Āhāra (Food) in Udayavaya Ñāna

…to stay alive. However, it is clear from the previous posts that a physical body is just a shell “controlled” by a gandhabba. There are many other posts on gandhabba…