Gandharva

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Gandharva (Skt.; Tib. དྲི་ཟ་, driza, Wyl. dri za ) — a class of nonhuman beings, literally 'scent-eaters'. Can refer to both:

  1. the 'musicians of the heavens' who reside in the two heavens at the very top of Mount Meru, or
  2. beings in the bardo who feed on odours.