1) Buddhist terminology 2) Hindu philosophical concept 3) Tutelary deity
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Mahābhūta is Sanskrit and Pāli for `great element.` In Buddhism, the `four great elements` (Pali: cattāro mahābhūtāni) are earth, water, fire and air. Buddhism adds a fifth element as explained as sunyata or emptiness whereas in Hinduism the fifth element is ether which relates directly to the `Spiritual Sky` or Akash. ==Hinduism== In...
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(Skr.) A physical element; in the Sarikhya (q.v.) one of the five gross elements contrasted with the tanmatras (q.v.). -- K.F.L.
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