Panchmahabhoot (पंचमहाभूत)

Panchmahabhoot (पंचमहाभूत | pañcamahābhūta) means the five primary gross elements from which the material world is made.

They are:

• Akash — space
• Vayu — air
• Tej — fire
• Jal — water
• Prithvi — earth

Panchmahabhoot are also called Panch Tattva (पंचतत्त्व | pañcatattva). Each individual element may be called a bhoot or mahabhoot.

The material body of every jeev, as well as gross and subtle non-living things in the material universe, is made from these elements.

For how the five elements emerge during creation, their individual attributes, and their relationship with Panchtanmatra, see PanchMahabhoot — Five Gross Elements.

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