Pāli Dictionary

gandhabba1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 간답바; 천상의 음악신(반신족)

  • 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

  • 재생하려는 의식의 흐름; 잉태에 필요한 존재

  • 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

  • 간답바(대신의 이름, 고유명사)

  • 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

  • 음악가; 연예인; 무용수(직업)

  • a musician; entertainer; dancer (by profession)

  • Thag 2.22

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

Encyclopedia

Gandhabbā
Otherapproximate

  • 천신들 가운데 최하위 계층으로 여겨지는 반신적 존재의 무리로, 사대왕천에 거주하며 왕 다타랏타 아래 천상의 악사로 있다.

  • 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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