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色香味觸

Pronunciations

Basic Meaning: form, odor, taste, and tangibility (tactile-ness)

Senses:

  • Four of the five sensory objects (五境, 五塵) excluding sound (Skt. rūpa-gandha-rasa-spraṣṭavya). These are understood as containing the properties of the four material elements 四大, and are grouped together as the four subtle objects 四微. 〔倶舍論; 瑜伽論 T 1579.30.585a13 〕 [Charles Muller; source(s): Nakamura, Hirakawa]
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    [Dictionary References]

    Bukkyōgo daijiten (Nakamura) 576a

    Buddhist Chinese-Sanskrit Dictionary (Hirakawa) 1006

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    Entry created: 2007-04-15

    Updated: 2010-05-11