Reply To: Old age in Idappaccayatā Paṭicca Samuppāda
…the “animal bhava,” and a “deer gandhabba” will be born. Then, that “deer gandhabba” will be pulled into the womb of a female deer, and a baby deer will be…
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Reply To: Gandhabba, sex determination and chromosomes
…the same gandhabba, due to a modification or modifications brought about by the gradual unfolding of the same kammic energy. That would take place in the same gandhabba (bhava). If…
Maximum Entropy
…(pasāda rupa of cakkhu, sota, ghāna, jivhā, kāya) of the Gandhabba and are analyzed in the entity Mind by R;V,S,S,V. Here in the mind, through Citta and Cetasika and Pancupadanakkhandha,…
The cathedral, the house and the hut…
…is a partial object for the “entity mind” to grasp a tendency (bhava) which conditions its blueprint in the form of a “gandhabba” and “kamma bija”. For example, a direct…
Reply To: Why Was Gotama Buddha’s Lifespan So Short Compared to Other Buddhas?
…human is a subtle, invisible body called “manomaya kaya” or “gandhabba.” Thus, human existence is maintained by the gandhabba. It is born simultaneously with the death of the Deva, and…
Reply To: Is it the gandhabba that attains Nibbana and permanently gets deleted from world
Gandhabba comes from Gandha + Abba, which means to absorb odour. The gandhabba becomes a little dense after absorbing odour but still not visible to human eye. A Brahmas body…
Reply To: Is it the gandhabba that attains Nibbana and permanently gets deleted from world
1. If the gandhabba does not smell odor is its body completely without any density? 2. Can it pass through walls when it is at its most subtle? 3. Can…
Saññā – Hidden Aspect of Paṭicca Samuppāda
…how we see with our physical eyes and how we use light. A human in the gandhabba state (outside the physical body and thus needing no eyes or light) also…
Post on “Purāna and Nava Kamma – Sequence of Kamma Generation”
…had craved them in past lives. …” —- A gandhabba outside the physical body still craves for kama and will also attach to e.g. gandha rupa if he/she sees another…
Buddha Dhamma – Introduction
…= Gandhabba 19. As one explores deeper into the Buddha’s teachings, it would be helpful to understand that humans and animals have two types of ‘bodies’: the physical body we…