खन्ध
Khandha
Aggregate / Heap / Group
蘊
intermediateMind & Consciousness (心識)
Grammar 語法
masculine noun (a-stem)
Definition 釋義
One of the five aggregates (pañcakkhandha) that constitute what we conventionally call a 'person' — used to show there is no separate, permanent self beyond these five processes: (1) rūpa — material form; (2) vedanā — feeling tone (pleasant/unpleasant/neutral); (3) saññā — perception/recognition; (4) saṅkhārā — mental formations/volitions; (5) viññāṇa — consciousness. The Buddha used this analysis to deconstruct the illusion of a permanent self (attā).
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Rūpañca hidaṃ, bhikkhave, attā abhavissa, nayidaṃ rūpaṃ ābādhāya saṃvatteyya.
If form were the self, monks, form would not lead to affliction.
Source: Anattalakkhaṇa Sutta, SN 22.59
At a Glance
- Pali
- Khandha
- IAST
- Skandha
- Devanagari
- खन्ध
- Chinese
- 蘊
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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