Pancakkhanda and Gandhabba

…and pasada rupa) are included in pancakkhanda. Gandhabba State – Evidence from Tipiṭaka #12 Therefore, descending of a paṭisandhi viññāna to a womb MUST be accompanied by all five khandas,…

Gandhabba and comatose state

…I was curious about the gandhabba in such a situation. Given that the woman was in a vegetative state for the last 14 years (as per news items), and since…

Four Types of Births in Buddhism

…realms), kammic energy creates a gandhabba/manomaya kāya first via an opapātika birth. A gandhabba also has an invisible “energy body” (like Devas and Brahmas) with a hadaya vatthu and five…

Brain – Interface between Mind and Body

…which is not in our physical bodies. It is in the manomaya kāya of the gandhabba; see “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya)- Introduction.” The gandhabba has a subtle body; it is not…

Gandhabba and Cloning

…ruled out. As the stem cell research is in progress, I wonder, when would a gandhabba will enter in to a stem cell embryo or in to that living being?…

Gandhabba Timespan

What is the maximum timespan of the Gandhabba state? I know someone who could see ghosts (gandhabbas) and this person saw ghosts from the Renaissance era while in vacation to…