]> 2026-10-11T12:26:03-04:00 Key Terms/dhātu 0 en dhātu dhātu A fundamental component or essential constituent. 界 See page 254: In Sanskrit and Pāli, “element”; a polysemous term with wide application in Buddhist contexts. In epistemology, the dhātus refer to the eighteen elements through which sensory experience is produced: the six sense bases, or sense organs (indriya; viz., eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, and mind); the six corresponding sense objects (ālambana; viz., forms, sounds, odors, tastes, tangible objects, and mental phenomena); and the six sensory consciousnesses that result from contact (sparśa) between the corresponding base and object (vijñāna; viz., visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, tactile, and mental consciousnesses). As this list makes clear, the eighteen dhātus also subsume the twelve āyatana (sense-fields). The dhātus represent one of the three major taxonomies of dharmas found in the sūtras (along with skanda and āyatana), and represent a more primitive stage of dharma classification than the elaborate analyses found in much of the mature abhidharma literature (but cf. Dharmaskandha). In a physical sense, dhātu is used to refer to the constituent elements of the physical world, of which four are usually recognized in Buddhist materials: earth, water, fire, and wind. Sometimes two additional constituents are added to the list: space (ākāśa) and consciousness (vijñāna). In the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', dhātu is synonymous with gotra, the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. धातु In the ''Ratnagotravibhāga'', ''dhātu'' is synonymous with ''gotra'', the final element that enables all beings to become buddhas. (Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, p 254) element region realm element nature cause and seed essential constituent basic element realm constituent element fundamental nature components of ordinary experience fundamental being dhātu Noun kham jiè gotra buddhadhātu dhātu Sanskrit The dhātu of beginningless time<br> Is the foundation of all phenomena.<br> Due to its existence, all forms of existence<br> And also nirvāṇa are obtained. The ''Abhidharmamahāyānasūtra'', as cited in the ''Ratnagotravibhāgavyākhyā'', Chapter 1, verse 149—152. Translated by Karl Brunnhölzl. ཁམས་ dhātu khams dhātu;dhātu;dhātu;dhatu; dhātu; basic element; 2018-04-30T20:01:30Z 2458239.334375 2018-04-30T20:01:30Z 2458239.334375 true dhātu dhātu - A fundamental component or essential constituent. Skt. धातु Tib. ཁམས་ Ch. 界 Key Terms/dhātu dhatu dhātu basic element Dhātu 0 1 plainlist 2 [[BuNayTopicTags::Key Terms/dhātu]] dhātu# QUERY31b962ffb0cd2bedd116d426701bb41b 0 1 plainlist 3 [[Category:People]] [[AssociateToTerm::~"dhātu"]] dhātu# QUERY9c81898f723080f80cb72d31bc1ba458 0 200 1 template 2 [[BuNayTopicTags::Key Terms/dhātu]] dhātu# QUERY98e18306369418c92d6839751773ea6c 0 0 template commons 1 [[:Dhātu]] dhātu# QUERYb36dbec816fee9d9e3b4019fed454e37 0 200 1 template 4 [[BuNayPageType::Book]] [[BuNayTopicTags::'"`UNIQ--noglossary-00000001-QINU`"']] dhātu# QUERYdeaccb987dd73a9eefb126422095761d 0 200 1 template 4 [[BuNayPageType::Article]] [[BuNayTopicTags::'"`UNIQ--noglossary-00000002-QINU`"']] dhātu# QUERYca419075ebfe68da31b2ef7f9c9e4e8a 0 200 1 template 5 [[BuNayPageType::Tibetan Text||Sanskrit Text]] [[BuNayTopicTags::'"`UNIQ--noglossary-00000003-QINU`"']] dhātu# QUERY450af136e4f541a6a0b5c881abecf8fc 0 200 1 template 4 [[BuNayPageType::Interview]] [[BuNayTopicTags::'"`UNIQ--noglossary-00000004-QINU`"']] dhātu# QUERYed0e04464967f795aff30382a134314a 0 200 1 template 5 [[BuNayPageType::Audio||Video]] [[BuNayTopicTags::'"`UNIQ--noglossary-00000005-QINU`"']] dhātu# QUERY36b2b0d75c1aa29248be4fc8dc46d428 Books/Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature 0 en Perfect or Perfected? Rongtön on Buddha-Nature Articles/Reconsidering the "Essence" of Indian Buddha-Nature Literature 0 en Reconsidering the "Essence" of Indian Buddha-Nature Literature Books/Rong-ston on Buddha-Nature: A Commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Ratnagotravibhāga 0 en Rong-ston on Buddha-Nature: A Commentary on the Fourth Chapter of the Ratnagotravibhāga Books/The Lion's Roar of the Ultimate Non-Dual Buddha Nature 0 en The Lion's Roar of the Ultimate Non-Dual Buddha Nature Dhātu 0 en Dhātu BuNayTopicTags 102 en BuNayTopicTags REDI 102 en REDI