Pāli Dictionary

gandhabba1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • gandhabba; musicien céleste (demi-dieu)

  • 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

  • le flux de conscience nécessaire à la conception; l’être sur le point de renaître

  • 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

Part of speech

noun

general

  • Gandhabba (nom d’un ministre)

  • 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

Part of speech

noun

general

  • musicien; artiste; danseur (de profession)

  • a musician; entertainer; dancer (by profession)

  • Thag 2.22

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

Encyclopedia

Gandhabbā
Otherapproximate

  • Une classe d’êtres semi-divins considérés comme les plus bas des dévas, résidant dans le royaume de Cātummahārājika en tant que musiciens célestes sous leur roi Dhataraṭṭha.

  • 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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