Questions tagged [panchabhoota]
There are five elements which are Earth or Prithvi; Water or Jal ; Fire or Agni; Air or Vayu and then Ether or Akasha. Each of these Five elements has its own character and celestial elements which we will gauge in the following lines.
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About Akasha Maha bhuta
I would like to understand
about Akasha maha bhuta. It is said that sound is a property of Akasha Maha bhuta, which means if Akasha exist, sound should be there. If we take an example of the flute, ...
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How to understand the 'unmanifested karma' before the creation?
Consider the following verses regarding the Mula prakruthi
अव्यक्तकर्मजा बुद्धिर अहंकारं परसूयते
आकाशं चाप्य अहंकाराद वायुर आकाशसंभवः
वायॊस तेजस ततश चापस तव अद्भ्यॊ हि वसुधॊद्गता
मूलप्रकृतयॊ ऽसतौ ता ...
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The Pancha Mahabhuta And Gross Universe
We say that the entire universe is made up of five elements.
My question is that apart from the five gross elements of (fire, water etc.) if we take any other thing eg. Phosphorus, ethanol etc. what ...
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Importance of drop of water according to scriptures?
Water is one of the panchabhutas for the survival of all living beings. Many people say that water is precious and not even a single drop of water should be wasted as each and every drop of water is ...
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Will a person get moksha or not when he/she donates body after death?
It is said that a person need to lean in panchabhootas in his life. But what happens if any person doesn't meet one of the panchabhoothas i.e fire due to body or organs donation? Will he/she gets ...
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Earth and pancha bootha
How to understand that this earth is made up of pancha bootha? Please explain logically. Also, what is the relationship between the five elements akasha, vayu, agni, water, earth?
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Reference of Pancha Bhoota inside human Body according to Hindu Scriptures
Pancha Bhoota basically means five great elements. They are
Prithvi (Earth)
Varuna/Jal (Water)
Agni (Fire)
Vayu (Air)
Akash (Sky)
It is said that Human Body is made of these Pancha bhootas. Many ...
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What is relationship between Akasha (space) and Shabda (sound) according to Veda?
According to the Vedic account of creation in the Upanishads, the Mahabhutas or great elements proceed from most subtle to most gross: Akasha -> Vayu -> Agni -> Apah -> Prithvi. Meaning, Space -> Air/...
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What is the difference between Prana and Akasha?
Prana is said to be an energy and is said to be universal.
Akasha is said to be very subtle form of energy.
Both of these two are subtle to see and are present in all places.
MY QUESTION :
How do we ...
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Do PanchaMahaBhutas(five elements) get contaminated?
The Classical Elements are foundation elements for Material Universe, every object in physical realm has some configuration of these five elements viz:
Space/Aakash : most subtle and difficult to ...
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Do the Four Elements shown in Avatar Airbender series have any basis in Hinduism? [duplicate]
Do the four elements (fire, water, earth and air) shown in the Avatar (The Last Airbender) series have any basis in Hinduism?
Is this just a fun way to represent in Hinduism or are there verses in ...
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What is the meaning of five elements(Pancha Bhootas) in Hinduism?
Can anyone please explain to me the meaning of five elements -earth, water, air, fire, ether in context of hinduism?
Ancient cultures like Greece had similar ideas about how everything is made up.....
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How do Hindu scriptures define Ākāśa? Is it space or vacuum or something else?
How do Hindu scriptures define Ākāśa?
A little bit of background:
Ākāśa -> Vāyu -> Agni -> Jala -> Pṛthvī – this is the order of creation of the 5 elements.
Their corresponding ...
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Jyotisha - Relation between Pancha Mahabhuta and Rashi
What is the relationship between Pancha Mahabhuta and Rashi in Jyotisha?
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Why is Akasha considered as a basic element in the Vedas?
This wiki page mentions that the Charvakas did not accept Akasha as a basic element as it is not tangible and according to them, there are only four basic elements.
I would like to know why Akasha is ...
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Why the word Pancha Bhoota conflicts with Good spirit vs. Bad spirit
In Hindu religion, we have separate Gods for the five prime elements of nature (land, water, air, ether or sky and fire) as described in wikipedia.
'Bhoota' means a ghost. 'Pancha' means the number 5....
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How do I explain akasha (sky - one of the Panchamahabhuta) to a scholar?
Out of the Five-Elements only akasha is the one I am unable to understand till now. How is it related to the earth or a material body? Though we know it's different from air and recedes into outer ...
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According to Ramayana/Mahabharat why is Agni (Fire) different from the other pancha bhoota?
I read from a mythological story that Fire (Agni Lingam) is entirely different and much more important than the other pancha bhoota: Water (Appu Lingam), Sky (Akasha Lingam), Air (Vayu Lingam), Land (...
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