Five Skandhas: 1 definition
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Five Skandhas means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Door: GlossaryOr Five Aggregates, that is, the five components of an intelligent beings, or psychological analysis of the mind:
- Matter or Form (rupa) - the physical form responded to the five organs of senses, i.e., eye, ear, nose, tongue and body
- Sensation or Feeling (vedana) - the feeling in reception of physical things by the senses through the mind
- Recognition or Conception (sanjna) - the functioning of mind in distinguishing and formulating the concept
- Volition or Mental Formation (samskara) - habitual action, i.e., a conditioned response to the object of experience, whether it is good or evil, you like or dislike
- Consciousness (vijnana) - the mental faculty in regard to perception, cognition and experience
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Skandhas.
Full-text (+4): Vedana, Samjna, Sankhara, Rupa, Three Sufferings, Three Classifications, Vatsiputriyas, Vatsiputriya, Eight Sufferings, Jaramarana, Samskara, Vijnana, Jati, Apahritabhara, Skandha, Satkayadrishti, Kula, Dhyanin, Anatta, Dukkha.
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Search found 38 books and stories containing Five Skandhas; (plurals include: Five Skandhases). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
Part 3 - The non-existence of beings < [Chapter XXIII - The Virtue of Morality]
Appendix 6 - Prajñā or Prajñāpāramitā as ‘the Mother of the Buddhas’ < [Chapter LII - Elimination of the Triple Poison]
2. First dhyāna < [Part 3 - Definition of the various dhyānas and samāpattis]
Mahayana Mahaparinirvana Sutra
Chapter XXIX - On Bodhisattva Highly-Virtuous King (c) < [Section Six]
Chapter XXXV - On Bodhisattva Lion's Roar (c) < [Section Seven]
Chapter XLIII - On Bodhisattva Kasyapa (d) < [Section Nine]
The Great Chariot (by Longchenpa)
C. It is right to contemplate the sufferings of samsara < [Chapter III - The Sufferings of Samsara]
Part 10b.6) The six perfections: Prajña that realizes the natural state < [B. the extensive explanation of arousing bodhicitta]
Part 3a.3 - The conduct accompanying that < [B. The explanation of meditation practice, together with its action of ripening and freeing]
Chapter III - The Short Intermediate Set Of Pairs < [Part I]
Chapter VI - The Group Of The Ties < [Part I]
Chapter IX - The Group Of The Hindrances < [Part I]
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