Pāli Dictionary

gandhabba1

approximate

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • a gandhabba; a class of demigods who are heavenly musicians

  • Dhp 104-105

    attadantassa posassa, niccaṃ saññatacārino, n'eva devo na gandhabbo, na māro saha brahmunā, jitaṃ apajitaṃ kayirā, tathārūpassa jantuno.

  • Ud 5.5

    tatr'ime bhūtā, timi timiṅgalo timitimiṅgalo asurā nāgā gandhabbā

doctrine

  • the being (stream of consciousness) present at conception, about to take rebirth

  • MN 38

    tiṇṇaṃ kho pana, bhikkhave, sannipātā gabbhass'āvakkanti hoti. idha mātāpitaro ca sannipatitā honti, mātā ca na utunī hoti, gandhabbo ca na paccupaṭṭhito hoti, n'eva tāva gabbhass'āvakkanti hoti.

gandhabba2

approximate

Part of speech

noun

general

  • Gandhabba, name of a minister (proper name)

  • AN 4.187

    ime'pi rañño eḷeyyassa parihārakā bālā, yamako moggallo uggo nāvindakī gandhabbo aggivesso, ye samaṇe rāmaputte abhippasannā, samaṇe ca pana rāmaputte evarūpaṃ paramanipaccakāraṃ karonti, yadidaṃ abhivādanaṃ paccuṭṭhānaṃ añjalikammaṃ sāmīcikamman'ti.

gandhabba3

approximate

Part of speech

noun

general

  • a musician; entertainer; dancer (by profession)

  • Thag 2.22

    sahassakaṇḍo satageṇḍu, dhajālu haritāmayo, anaccuṃ tattha gandhabbā, chasahassāni sattadhā'ti.

Encyclopedia

Gandhabbā
Other

  • A class of semi-divine beings ranked as the lowest of the devas, dwelling in the Cātummahārājikā realm as celestial musicians under their king Dhataraṭṭha.

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