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…it is a misconception that gandhabba is a Mahāyāna concept; see “Antarabhava and Gandhabba” and “Gandhabba State – Evidence from Tipiṭaka.” Without the concepts of gandhabba, it is not possible…

…of gandhabba is given in this section: “Our Mental Body – Gandhabba.” A section of the Abhidhamma is devoted to gandhabba: “Gandhabba (Manomaya Kaya).” Posts are also in other sections….

…the gandhabba keeps changing from bhava to bhava, i.e., an “animal gandhabba” or “Brahma manōmaya kāya” is different from a “human gandhabba,” but the same lifestream can take all those…

…where the new life is either human or animal and thus, that manomaya kāya is a gandhabba; see “Manomaya Kaya (Gandhabba) and the Physical Body” and “Ghost in the Machine…

…impossible to see a Brahma, it is impossible to see a gandhabba. A gandhabba is almost like a Brahma but with a full set of pasāda rupa. After being created…

…A Gandhabba Is Shielded From Both Loka While Inside a Physical Body 11. A gandhabba is shielded from the rupa loka and the nāma loka while trapped inside a human…

…– With and Without a Physical Body,” “Buddhist Explanations of Conception, Abortion, and Contraception,” and “Cloning and Gandhabba.” A good visualization of gandhabba is in “Ghost 1990 Movie – Good…

…physical body; the driver is analogous to the gandhabba. Without the gandhabba, the physical body cannot do anything; it would be lifeless, i.e., a dead body. The gandhabba “operates” the…

…type of nāmarupa created when a gandhabba “descends to a womb.” Another Type of Nāmarupa for Animals and Humans 8. In the third step, that gandhabba “descends to a womb”…