Gandhabba and physical characteristics
Hi All, Does the gandhabba carry any form of physical characteristics when moving from one life form to another or is it purely gati that it carries forward? For example,…
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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…
GANDHABBA – 1 or 2 pieces are missing in (my) puzzle
Hi all Despite everything I already read here about manomaya kaya/gandhabba, there is a part of the process that i still don’t understand, as follows: – In the case of…
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…
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…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…