Tanmātras
“the five subtle elements”
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spoken of as
1 expressiontanmātra“subtle elements”1 mention
Sāṃkhyakārikā (Sanskrit)
The tanmātra (subtle elements) are the non-specific [aviśeṣa];
in the texts
Sāṃkhyakārikā
The five subtle, non-specific elements produced from the elemental I-maker, source of the gross elements.
The tanmātra (subtle elements) are the non-specific [aviśeṣa];
the set of eleven [organs], and the fivefold set of tanmātra (subtle elements).
the tanmātra (subtle elements) [proceed] from the elemental [tāmasa] I-maker, the source of the elements;
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana
The five subtle elements (sound, touch, form, taste, smell), evolutes of the I-maker that in turn cause the five gross elements.
"the sound-subtle-element is born from the I-maker"—so it is a modification;
The great principle, the I-maker, and the five subtle elements are [also] termed "unmanifest";
These five subtle elements, [being] the subtle elements, are the causes of the gross elements;