English Explanatory Dictionary

skandha

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate

Word forms

skandha skandhas

Etymology

Borrowing from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá, “mass, heap”).

Related words

rūpa saṁjñā samskāra vedanā vijñāna
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