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Four great elements 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
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical SystemsThe Four Great Elements are known in Tibetan as 'byung ba chen po bzhi.鈥擜ccordingly, [while describing the history of philosophical systems in the holy land of India], [regarding the standpoint of the Lok膩yatas]: [...] At the time of death, the body dissolves into the Four Great Elements, and the sense faculties dissolve into space; they are destroyed. Since body and mind are one substance, when the body is destroyed the mind is also destroyed, just as when the wall is destroyed its mural is also destroyed, and there is no transition from this life to a future life. Thus they deny both past and future lives, and so also completely deny liberation.
The Four Great Elements are:
- earth,
- water,
- fire, and
- air.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Major, The, The, Primary, Te, Element.
Full-text (+8): Mahabhuta, Caturmahabhutika, Cutipatisandhiparicchinna, Majjhimadhatucatuja, Ayatanasabba, 'byung ba chen po bzhi, Atthanaparikappa Sutta, Vayodhatu, Earth, Fire, Rupa, Veshin, Air, Catusaccapativedha, Vipakalabdha, Bhavanalabdha, Asamklishta, Anidarshana, Hetupratyayaja, Rupasvabhava.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Ch枚dr枚n)
Appendix 1 - The four great elements (mah膩bh奴ta) < [Chapter XLIX - The Four Conditions]
Appendix 4 - The impermanence of the mind (citt膩nityat膩) < [Chapter XXXI - The Thirty-seven Auxiliaries to Enlightenment]
II. The three faculties of understanding according to the Mah膩y膩na < [Part 3 - The three faculties of understanding]
Conditions (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 5 - Conascence-condition And Mutuality-condition
Chapter 6 - Dependence-condition
The Buddhist Teaching on Physical Phenomena (by Nina van Gorkom)
Ahara as depicted in the Pancanikaya (by Le Chanh)
11. Sattatthana-sutta (鈥淭he Seven Points鈥�) < [Appendix 1 - Buddha's teachings on Ahara (Pali texts and English translations)]
3.5. Ahara and Five Aggregates < [Chapter 3 - Ahara and specific teachings of the Buddha]
1.5. Sources for research on Ahara < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Chapter Summary < [Chapter 3 - Concepts of Health and Disease]
Conclusion: Summary of Present Research < [Chapter 6 - Conclusion]
Medical Principles (In Early Buddhist Scriptures) < [Chapter 3 - Concepts of Health and Disease]
Practical Advice for Meditators (by Bhikkhu Khantipalo)
One Defining Of The Four Great Elements < [Appendix]