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'''Twenty-Five Principles''' ([[Wyl.]] ''shes bya nyer lnga'') - categories into which the followers of the non-Buddhist [[Samkhya]] school divide all phenomena.
'''Twenty-five principles''' ([[Wyl.]] ''shes bya nyer lnga'') categories into which the followers of the non-Buddhist [[Samkhya]] school divide all phenomena.
   
   
#self (Wyl. ''bdag''; Skt. ''purusha'')  
#self (Wyl. ''bdag''; Skt. ''purusha'')  
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#ego/I-principle (Wyl. ''nga rgyal''; Skt. ''ahamkara'')
#ego/I-principle (Wyl. ''nga rgyal''; Skt. ''ahamkara'')
   
   
===Five subtle objects===
===Five Subtle Objects===
   
   
#sights
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===The Eleven Organs===
===The Eleven Organs===
   
   
====Five sense organs====
====Five Sense Organs====
   
   
#eye
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#skin
#skin
   
   
====Five organs of action====
====Five Organs of Action====
   
   
#speech
#speech
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#genitalia
#genitalia
   
   
====The organ of intellect====
====The Organ of Intellect====
   
   
#mind (Wyl. ''yid''; Skt. ''manas'')  
#mind (Wyl. ''yid''; Skt. ''manas'')  
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Revision as of 09:40, 28 June 2009

Twenty-five principles (Wyl. shes bya nyer lnga) — categories into which the followers of the non-Buddhist Samkhya school divide all phenomena.

  1. self (Wyl. bdag; Skt. purusha)
  2. most subtle potentiality (Wyl. gtso bo; Skt. prakriti)
  3. pure potentiality (Wyl. chen po; Skt. mahat)
  4. ego/I-principle (Wyl. nga rgyal; Skt. ahamkara)

Five Subtle Objects

  1. sights
  2. sounds
  3. smells
  4. tastes
  5. textures

The Eleven Organs

Five Sense Organs

  1. eye
  2. ear
  3. nose
  4. tongue
  5. skin

Five Organs of Action

  1. speech
  2. arms
  3. legs
  4. anus
  5. genitalia

The Organ of Intellect

  1. mind (Wyl. yid; Skt. manas)

The Five Elements

  1. earth
  2. water
  3. fire
  4. wind
  5. space