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'''Gandharva''' (Skt.; Tib. [[དྲི་ཟ་]], [[Wyl.]] ''dri za'') — | '''Gandharva''' (Skt.; Tib. [[དྲི་ཟ་]], ''driza'', [[Wyl.]] ''dri za'' ) — A class of generally benevolent nonhuman beings who inhabit the skies, sometimes said to inhabit fantastic cities in the clouds, and more specifically to dwell on the eastern slopes of [[Mount Meru]], where they are under the jurisdiction of the Great King [[Dhritarashtra]]. They are most renowned as celestial musicians who serve the gods. In the [[Abhidharma]], the term is also used to refer to the mental body assumed by sentient beings during the [[Bardo|intermediate state]] between death and rebirth. Gandharvas are said to live on fragrances (gandha) in the [[Desire realm|desire realm]], hence the Tibetan translation dri za, meaning “scent eater.”. <ref>84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.</ref> | ||
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Gandharva (Skt.; Tib. དྲི་ཟ་, driza, Wyl. dri za ) — A class of generally benevolent nonhuman beings who inhabit the skies, sometimes said to inhabit fantastic cities in the clouds, and more specifically to dwell on the eastern slopes of Mount Meru, where they are under the jurisdiction of the Great King Dhritarashtra. They are most renowned as celestial musicians who serve the gods. In the Abhidharma, the term is also used to refer to the mental body assumed by sentient beings during the intermediate state between death and rebirth. Gandharvas are said to live on fragrances (gandha) in the desire realm, hence the Tibetan translation dri za, meaning “scent eater.”. [1]
References
- ↑ 84000 Translating the Words of the Buddha.