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Abhidhamma

…of Many Different Types and Forms 3. Viññāṇa, Thoughts, and the Subconscious Subsection: Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya) Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya)- Introduction Does any Object (Rupa) Last only 17 Thought Moments? Hidden…

Five Aggregates – Introduction

…that these six are in the manomaya kaya (gandhabba) first five are pasāda rupa, and the sixth is hadaya vatthu. They make contact with the six external rupa. The Buddha…

Mahā Cattārisaka Sutta (Discourse on the Great Forty)

…can can see other realms and previous births See “Micca Diṭṭhi, Gandhabba, and Sotāpanna Stage” and “Hidden World of the Gandhabba: Netherworld (Para Lōka)” for a discussion on para loka….

Nāmarūpa Paccayā Salāyatana

…human, the human gandhabba dies. In the next moment, a Deva gandhabba is born. All devas are born fully formed. There is no need for a mother’s womb. That is…

Vision (Cakkhu Viññāṇa) is Not Just Seeing

…way, and one has to make an effort. The four types of bodies that we have and the gandhabba are discussed in the section “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya).” The critical functions…

Reply To: Difference between "Arahant phala samapatti" and "Nirodha samapatti" ?

…for a gandhabba to exist are not there. So, we cannot talk about a gandhabba during nirodha samapatti, during which time the life is maintained by kammic energy. Another somewhat…

Reply To: Antara Parinibbana

Akvan quoted the “Purisagati Sutta (AN 7.55)” and said, “So, it doesn’t make sense that a antaraparinibbai will be a human gandhabba.” Thanks for pointing out that sutta. I was…

Reply To: Gandhabba and Cloning

…gandhabba contains the kammic or bhava energy, wether the gandhabba is inside a physical body or not. Thus kammic energy is always needed to sustain the bhava. Even if the…

Reply To: Body, Gandhabba & vice-versa

In the post: Our Mental Body – Gandhabba: #12…those with iddhi powers can pull the manōmaya kaya out of the physical body. In: Sanna – what it really means: #5…..

Reply To: First sight of Gandhabba or Subtle body

…to “smell bad” if they have dense enough bodies. In addition, there are some peta gandhabbas (bad) and deva gandhabbas belonging to the lowest deva realm (good). Gandhabbas can inhale…