| ''Panchamahabhuta'' (the five fundamental elements, ''akasha, vayu, tejas, ap'' and ''prithvi'', or ether, air, fire, water, and earth respectively), soul, mind, time and ''dik'' (orientation in space) are collectively called ''dravyas'' (elements). ''Dravya'', when is supplemented with sense organs, form the sentient being, while without them would be insentient. [48] | | ''Panchamahabhuta'' (the five fundamental elements, ''akasha, vayu, tejas, ap'' and ''prithvi'', or ether, air, fire, water, and earth respectively), soul, mind, time and ''dik'' (orientation in space) are collectively called ''dravyas'' (elements). ''Dravya'', when is supplemented with sense organs, form the sentient being, while without them would be insentient. [48] |
− | Sense objects (shabda, sparsha, rupa, rasa, gandha (sound, touch, sight, taste and smell respectively), properties beginning with guru [twenty properties like guru, laghu, etc], buddhi (intelligence) and ending with prayatna(effort),properties beginning with para are called gunas. The movement initiated by (the attribute of Atma) prayatna (effort) is called karma (action).[49] | + | Sense objects (''shabda, sparsha, rupa, rasa, gandha'' (sound, touch, sight, taste and smell respectively), properties beginning with ''guru'' (twenty properties like ''guru, laghu'', etc), ''buddhi'' (intelligence) and ending with ''prayatna'' (effort),properties beginning with ''para'' are called ''gunas''. The movement initiated by (the attribute of ''Atma'') ''prayatna'' (effort) is called ''karma'' (action).[49] |