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Pancha Tanmatra

पञ्च तन्मात्र
Also known as: Pañca Tanmātra, Subtle Elements, Sense Qualities

About

The five subtle elements in Samkhya philosophy: sound (shabda), touch (sparsha), form (rupa), taste (rasa), and smell (gandha). The precursors to the gross elements. Represent the subtle qualities that give rise to sensory experience.

Attributes

Subtle elementsSense qualitiesPerceptionExperience

Symbols

Each has symbols

Scriptures

Samkhya textsUpanishads

Regions Worshipped

Pan-India (philosophical concept)

Iconography

Represented as the subtle qualities that underlie sensory perception.