Reply To: Split Reincarnation

…read in Dr. Stevenson’s book, it seems however possible to me, that Gandhabba can take hold of a body that is already developed more than just a baby in the…

Reply To: external influence

…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…

Reply To: Theravada Funeral Rites

…human bhava has not run out. Then that gandhabba has to wait for many years before a suitable womb becomes available. During this time, it is possible for the gandhabba

Reply To: With or Without Origin

…Please think carefully and formulate your question correctly. I am still not sure what your question is. How can two gandhabbas overlap? Gandhabba is a lifestream, just like a brahma….

Reply To: Gandhabba memory capabilities

Hello oetb. “Is a gandhabba able to recall memories?” – Yes. Gandhabba is simply our mental body. It is inside the physical body. The physical body (or the brain) cannot…

Reply To: Gandhabba’s death

Hello Marina! You asked: “I have read that the gandhabba cannot bear the energy of the arahant. So what happens to the gandhabba when the ordinary living being becomes an…

Mind Is Not in the Brain

…human body. That gandhabba is unimaginably smaller than an acorn but has the blueprint for the human body. The gandhabba starts building the body while inside the mother’s womb, by…