(1) The Five Aggregates

(१) पञ्च स्कन्धाः — The Five Aggregates

Sanskrit

तत्र भिक्षवः कतमे पञ्च स्कन्धाः ?

Translation

In that regard, monks, what are the five aggregates?

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Sanskrit

तद्यथा-रूपस्कन्धः। वेदनास्कन्धः। संज्ञास्कन्धः। संस्कारस्कन्धः। विज्ञानस्कन्धः।

Translation

Namely: the aggregate of form, the aggregate of sensation, the aggregate of perception, the aggregate of mental formations, and the aggregate of consciousness.

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Sanskrit

इमे भिक्षवः पञ्च स्कन्धाः॥

Translation

These, monks, are the five aggregates.

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