Pāli Dictionary

gandhabba1

Part of speech

noun · masculine

cosmology

  • 乾闥婆；天界樂神（一類半神）

  • 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

  • 入胎識；促成受孕、將投生之識流

  • 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

  • 乾達婆（一位大臣之名，專有名詞）

  • 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

  • 樂師；藝人；舞者（職業）

  • a musician; entertainer; dancer (by profession)

  • Thag 2.22

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

Encyclopedia

Gandhabbā
Otherapproximate

  • 一類半神天眾，是天界中地位最低的一層，居於四大王天，是諸天的樂師，首領為持國天王。

  • 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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