Antarābhava and Gandhabba

…births within that human bhava, it is the gandhabba that lives in “para lōka“; see, “Hidden World of the Gandhabba: Netherworld (Para Loka).” Bhava and Jāti Are Two Different Concepts…

The Framework of Buddha Dhamma

…and aloka. Here “cakkhu” is the “Dhamma eye,” the ability to “see” the true nature of this world. We can loosely translate ñāṇa and paññā as “knowledge” and “wisdom.” The…