Reply To: The Thread for correcting Wrong Views

…been killed or died in violent circumstances, where death happened unexpectedly. “Mrs. Williams’s gandhabba’s imagination of what Jesus would look like, correct?” It is interesting to observe that only Christians…

Reply To: NDE Experiences

…There are buddhists who do not accept the concept of a Gandhabba, claiming that once a person dies, the next arising consciousness will effect a rebirth elsewhere. Let’s not forget,…

Reply To: Descent of Gandhabba Into Womb

A “descending gandhabba” just means a gandhabba entering a womb. I am not sure why it is stated as “descending.” You wrote: ” So maybe the Buddha copied this idea…

Reply To: gandhabba as explained elsewhere

From the Concise Pali-English Dictionary by A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera there are two meanings for gandhabba: gandhabba :[m.] 1. a musician; a heavenly musician belonging to the demigods; 2. a being…