Panchabhutas
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Panchabhutas
Panchabhutas pancabhutas (Sanskrit) [from pancha five + bhuta element] The five elements -- prithivi (earth), apas (water), vayu (air), tejas or taijasa (fire), akasa (aether) -- in the exoteric classification, there being seven elements or mahabhutas in the esoteric reckoning. In the above sense, more properly called the panchamahabhutas (the five great elements).