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…

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…

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…