Anantara and Samanantara Paccayā
…Goals” and “Saṃsāric Habits and Āsavas.” For example, when a gandhabba is waiting for a suitable womb, the anantara-samanantara paccayā comes into play. A gandhabba, who in previous lives had…
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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…
Bhūta and Yathābhūta – What Do They Really Mean
…vāyo. That is also why a gandhabba is called a “ghost” too: “Ghost 1990 Movie – Good Depiction of Gandhabba Concept.” Also, see #5 below. One cannot ever see mahā…
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…
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…
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: Definition of Energy in Buddha Dhamma
…energy left over. At the end of its life (many thousands of years), gandhabba dies, and the citta generation stops. But during the last citta vithi, a new gandhabba or…
Building Confidence in Dhamma
…apayas) The following are more predictions that are starting to become vindicated: Other planetary systems have life Thoughts don’t generate in the brain but in the mental body (gandhabba/hadaya vatthu)…
Why is the universe so cold?
…recognized environment (Outer Rupa) to the Gandhabba in a form that the Gandhabba also understands. The Gandhabba passes on this recognized data from the brain to the Hadaya Vatthu in…