सळायतन
Saḷāyatana
Six sense-bases / The six sense-spheres
六入
Grammar 語法
compound: saḷa (six) + āyatana (sense-base) — neuter noun
Definition 釋義
The fifth link of Dependent Origination — the six internal sense bases (eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind) that arise dependent on nāma-rūpa. The saḷāyatana are the 'doors' through which experience enters consciousness. When they are established, contact (phassa) becomes possible. Meditation on the arising and passing of sense impressions through these six doors — and the recognition of their conditioned, impersonal nature — is a central Vipassanā practice.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Nāmarūpapaccayā saḷāyatanaṃ; saḷāyatanapaccayā phasso.
With name-and-form as condition, the six sense-bases [arise]; with the six sense-bases as condition, contact [arises].
Source: SN 12.1
At a Glance
- Pali
- Saḷāyatana
- IAST
- Ṣaḍāyatana
- Devanagari
- सळायतन
- Chinese
- 六入
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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