Meanings
nounfive aggregates pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyBuddhismfive skandhas (aggregates) of being
Origin
- Palipañcakkhandhā
- Englishfive aggregates
Calque of Pali pañcakkhandhā.
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Chinese Mandarin 五蘊 /五蕴
- 五蘊 /五蕴 (wǔyùn)five aggregates of being
Japanese 五蘊
- 五蘊five aggregates of being
Korean 오온
- 오온 (oon)five aggregates of being
Thai ขันธ์
- ขันธ์ (kǎn)five aggregates of being
Vietnamese ngũ uẩn
- ngũ uẩnfive aggregates of being
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