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-The five elements ([['byung ba lnga]]) Earth, water, fire, air and space. ([[sa chu]] [[me rlung]] [[nam mkha']]) [RY]
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-[[khams drug ldan pa'i rdo rje'i lus]] - Vajra body endowed with the six elements. The six outer elements are the [[five elements]] and the element of mental objects ([[chos khams]]). The six inner elements are flesh, blood, warmth, breath, vacuities and the all-ground consciousness. The six secret elements are the nadis as the stable earth element, the syllable HANG at the crown of the head as the liquid water element, the A-stroke at the navel center as the warm fire element, the life-prana ([[srog gi rlung]]) as the moving wind element, the avadhuti as the void space element, and the all-ground wisdom as the cognizant wisdom element. This last category is the uncommon explanation. [RY]
-[[khams lnga'i yon tan]] - the properties of the five elements [such as texture, taste, sound, form or smell] [RY]
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