A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
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…
…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,…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…“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…
…“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…
…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:…
…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…
…for the gandhabba, the mental body. There are many posts on this but here are a couple: “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya)- Introduction” and “Our Mental Body – Gandhabba“. I would encourage…