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General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaEighteen Elements:—A technical term in Buddhism corresponding to the Sanskrit dhātu defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 25):
- Eye (cakṣus),
- Ear (śrotra),
- Nose (ghrāṇa),
- Tongue (jihvā),
- Body (kāya),
- Mind (manas),
- Form (rūpa),
- Smell (gandha),
- Sound (śabda),
- Taste (rasa),
- Tangible (sparśa),
- Though (dharma),
- Eye-consciousness (cakṣurvijñāna),
- Ear-consciousness (śrotravijñāna),
- Nose-consciousness (ghrāṇavijñāna),
- Tongue-consciousness (jihvāvijñāna),
- Body-consciousness (kāyavijñāna),
- Mind-consciousness (manasvijñāna).
The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., dhātu, ‘eighteen elements’). The work is attributed to Nagarguna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+21): Ashtadasha, Cakshurvijnana, Shrotravijnana, Jihvavijnana, Manovijnana, Ghranavijnana, Kayavijnana, Sparshadhatu, Shrotravijnanadhatu, Ghranavijnanadhatu, Shabdadhatu, Manasdhatu, Gandhadhatu, Cakshurvijnanadhatu, Manovijnanadhatu, Cakshusdhatu, Rupadhatu, Rasadhatu, Shrotradhatu, Ghranadhatu.
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Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
The five Mahābhūtas (physical elements) < [Chapter 2 - The Principles of Sāṃkhya Philosophy]
Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Nina Van Gorkom)
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
B. Description of the Elements (dhātu) < [Chapter XV - The Bases and Elements (āyatana-dhātu-niddesa)]
Note on the word Dhamma < [Chapter VII - Six Recollections (Cha-anussati-niddesa)]
Chapter XVIII - Purification of View (diṭṭhi-visuddhi-niddesa) < [Part 3 - Understanding (Paññā)]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Appendix 5 - All dharmas are empty in self nature (svabhāvaśūnya) < [Chapter XXX - The Characteristics of Prajñā]
Act 10.7: The universes and Buddhas of the ten directions < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
II.6. Dharma of unhindered penetration < [II. Recollection of the Dharma (dharmānusmṛti)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 10d - The method of fulfilling the Perfection of Wisdom (Paññā Pāramī) < [Chapter 7 - On Miscellany]
Part 47 - The Buddha’s Last Words < [Chapter 40 - The Buddha Declared the Seven Factors of Non-Decline for Rulers]
Buddha attributes (5): Lokavidū < [Chapter 42 - The Dhamma Ratanā]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
A Synthesis of the Whole < [Chapter VII - Abhidhamma Categories]