रूप
Rūpa
Form / Materiality / Material phenomena
色
beginnerTwo Realities (二諦)
Grammar 語法
neuter noun (a-stem)
Definition 釋義
The material or form aspect of existence — the first of the five aggregates (khandha). Rūpa comprises the four primary material elements (mahābhūta): earth (paṭhavī), water (āpo), fire (tejo), and air (vāyo), plus 24 derived material phenomena (upādā-rūpa) including colour, sound, smell, taste, and the sense faculties. In meditation, 'rūpa' also refers to the form-realm (rūpa-dhātu) where the jhāna states reside.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Rūpaṃ, bhikkhave, aniccaṃ; yad aniccaṃ taṃ dukkhaṃ.
Form, monks, is impermanent; what is impermanent is suffering.
Source: SN 22.9
At a Glance
- Pali
- Rūpa
- IAST
- Rūpa
- Devanagari
- रूप
- Chinese
- 色
- Difficulty
- beginner
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