Reply To: Pure Octad constituents

…(and animal) is in the gandhabba which contains 6 pure octads (for 5 pasada rupa and hadaya vatthu).” That is correct. Thus, a gandhabba is primarily made of six suddhāṭṭhaka….

Reply To: Pure Octad constituents

…that the Buddha was right. There is a mental body (gandhabba) associated with the physical body. Furthermore, the mental body is primary, and the physical body (born when a gandhabba

Rupa (Material Form)

…body within 24 hours or so. Therefore, those physical senses are internal only as long as the gandhabba is associated with the physical body. As soon as gandhabba leaves at…

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…