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The Five Skandhas

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Five Skandhas

The Five Skandhas are what constitute a person in Buddhism.

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The five Skandhas

1) Form. 2) Feeling. 3) Perception. 4) Mental formation. 5) Consciousness.

  • These five elements of a person can be purified through meditation and practising virtues.
  • These must be understood in order to understand the Four Noble Truths.
  • 'Clinging' causes more suffering and the Skandhas contribute to this.

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