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those who sustain themselves on fragrances

TECHNICAL TERM DETAILS (English)

Term those who sustain themselves on fragrances

Referenced by:
heavenly musician (alternative term)
musician, heavenly (cross-reference only)
Tibetan dri-za
Sanskrit gandharva
Pali
Definition (1) A class of divine beings (gods) on the plane of sensory desires that live on fragrances and are musicians. Also translated as "heavenly musicians." (2) Beings in the state of bardo existence inbetween death and rebirth onto the plane of sensory desires. Such beings live on either pleasant fragrances during fortunate eons or unpleasant odors during unfortunate eons.

TRANSLATION (German)

Translation jene, die sich von Düften ernähren
Definition (1) Eine Art von himmlischen Wesen (Göttern) auf der Ebene des Sinnesbegehrens, die von Düften leben und Musiker sind. Auch als „himmlische Musikanten“ übersetzt. (2) Wesen im Zustand der Bardo-Existenz zwischen Tod und einer Wiedergeburt, welche auf der Ebene sinnlicher Begierden stattfinden wird. Solche Wesen leben in glücklichen Zeitaltern von angenehmen Düften oder aber in unglücklichen Zeitaltern von unangenehmen Gerüchen.

OTHER TRANSLATIONS

German jene, die sich von Düften ernähren
Jeffrey Hopkins En, Ti... scent eater; odor eater; the musicians of Indra, ruled by DhRtarastra, who live in the region of the air and the heavenly waters; their special duty is to guard the heavenly soma, which the gods obtain through their intervention