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*Olfactory faculty(ghranendriya)[Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 8/8]
*Olfactory faculty(ghranendriya)[Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 8/8]
'''b)Five motor faculties (pancha karmendriyani)'''-which include
*Upper limbs and faculties regulating activities accomplished by it (hasta)
*Upper limbs and faculties regulating activities accomplished by it (hasta)
*Lower limbs and faculties regulating activities accomplished by it (pada)
*Lower limbs and faculties regulating activities accomplished by it (pada)
*Primary and secondary sex organs with faculties controlling its activities (upastha)
*Primary and secondary sex organs with faculties controlling its activities (upastha)
*Tongue with peripheral speech apparatus and associated faculties (vagindriya)
*Tongue with peripheral speech apparatus and associated faculties (vagindriya)
[ Cha. Sa. Sharira Sthana 1/25-26]
[Cha. Sa. [[Sharira Sthana]] 1/25-26]
'''c)Internal faculty (antah karana)''' - internal system of perception and cognition. It includes the inputs from the sensory faculties and their processing by the mind (manas), intellect (buddhi), and ego (ahamkara).
Mind (manas) is known as supreme faculty (atindriya) or dual faculty (ubhayendriya) which is having control over both sensory as well as motor faculties. [A.S.Sharira Sthana 5/44]
Mind (manas) is known as supreme faculty (atindriya) or dual faculty (ubhayendriya) which is having control over both sensory as well as motor faculties. [A.S.Sharira Sthana 5/44]
'''Panchchabhautika constitution'''
'''Panchchabhautika constitution'''
Indriya are formed from the five greater elements ([[panchamahabhuta]]). So, each of them has an affinity towards a particular sense of perception in an object which is having a similar elemental constitution. [Su. Sa. Sharira Sthana 1/15]
Indriya are formed from the five greater elements ([[panchamahabhuta]]). So, each of them has an affinity towards a particular sense of perception in an object which is having a similar elemental constitution. [Su.Sa.Sharira Sthana 1/15]
E.g.: visual faculty (chakshurindriya) have an affinity towards the visual aspect of an object. So, it receives the signals about colour, size, and shape of an object and transmit this information to the respective higher center (chakshurindriya budhi)
E.g.: visual faculty (chakshurindriya) have an affinity towards the visual aspect of an object. So, it receives the signals about colour, size, and shape of an object and transmit this information to the respective higher center (chakshurindriya budhi)
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== Similarity of receptor theory with indriya ==
== Similarity of receptor theory with indriya ==
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