skandha

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skandha

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Borrowing from Sanskrit स्कन्ध (skandhá, “mass, heap”).

noun skandhas

Any of the five attributes that constitute the sentient being; aggregate

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noun any of the five aspects constituting the sentient being in Buddhism

Español	agregado
한국어	온 on
日本語	蘊 un
中文	蘊 /蕴 yùn
Português	agregado
Italiano	aggregato
Русский	скандх skandx
Tiếng Việt	uẩn

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@misc{skandha_2026,
  title = {skandha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/skandha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}