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Animals Gandhabba

Hi, As far as i understood it is impossible for (the gandabbha of) an animal to reborn as a human … is this right ? Logic tells me that it’s…

Descent of Gandhabba Into Womb

Hi, Can this descent into the womb also take place after a few weeks or a month after fertilization? Is a timescale somewhere mentioned in the Pali Canon? kind regards,…

Reply To: Body, Gandhabba & vice-versa

…either way, will affect the gandhabba also into the future jatis, it would seem ureasonable to suppose that the future of the gandhabba, in that bhava at least,should be determined…

Paṭicca Samuppāda – From Mind to Matter

…gandhabba can “solidify” somewhat by “taking in scents or aroma.” Hence the name “gandhabba” (“gandha” + “abba” or “taking in scents.”) For details on gandhabba, see, “Mental Body – Gandhabba.”…

Reply To: Destruction of Gandhabba

…animal realm, then an animal gandhabba is born at the moment that human gandhabba dies. The manomaya kaya is called a gandhabba only in the human and animal realms. That…

Āhāra – Food for the Mental Body

…Mental Body (Gandhabba) Is Primary 15. As we have discussed, the physical body is just a shell controlled by the mental body (gandhabba). See “Manomaya Kaya (Gandhabba) and the Physical…

Reply To: Body, Gandhabba & vice-versa

…single post. There are two main sections on gandhabba: “Mental Body – Gandhabba” and “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya)“. I would start with those. There are other posts in other sections too,…

Reply To: gandhabbas or pretas

…is a huge difference between a human gandhabba and a preta. There is also a huge difference between a human gandhabba, animal gandhabba. The word preta is not used to…