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Pāṭihāriya (Supernormal Abilities) of a Buddha – Part I

…the Buddha would travel such vast distances only with his “mental body” (manōmaya kāya or gandhabba.) By the way, Brahmā from such 10,000 world systems can visit Earth too. They…

Reply To: Post on “Jāti – Different Types of Births”

…gandhabba can be many thousands of years. 2. To be born with a human body, that gandhabba needs to be pulled into a womb. Then after 9 months, a baby…

Reply To: Split Reincarnation

…a given time. 2. It is possible for a gandhabba to come out of a womb (detach from a zygote in the womb), and for another gandhabba to take possession…

Reply To: Gandhabba Timespan

Gandhabba can certainly generate vaci sankhara. A gandhabba, in general, can hear. – But there is no mention in the Tipitaka about a gandhabba being able to attain a magga…

Reply To: Gandhabba Timespan

…bhavanga state if there is no arammana (thought object). Another thing to think about: A gandhabba inside a physical body is the same as a gandhabba outside. – The only…

Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Brain Is Not the Mind

…only the memories from this life, there is no way to recall memories from a previous life. Instead, the brain helps in recalling memories (from viññāṇa dhātu) while the gandhabba…

Where Are Memories Stored? – Viññāṇa Dhātu

…gandhabba kāya.) We discussed the second category in recent posts; see “Near-Death Experiences (NDE): Brain Is Not the Mind” and “Gandhabba (Mental Body) Separating from Physical Body in Jhāna.” THREE:…

Reply To: Consciousness (Mind v Brain) Citta Vithi

…is only possible with the convergence of consciousness and brain, which causes mind. My comment: NO. That I have explained. Consciousness can be there without a brain. 3. Gandhabba, a…

Reply To: There is new study about dark matter

Your analogy is an excellent one, Lang! 1. Yes. Only when the gandhabba is inside the physical body, do we need the brain to extract memories. 2. When the gandhabba…

Reply To: Vinnana, Consciousness, Hadaya Vatthu

…Since the gandhabba (manomaya kaya) combined with pasada rupa, are ON all the time, can I assume that this is the MEMORY circuit (so to speak)? AND that this memory…