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Pañca-mahābhūta

The five great elements: space, air, fire, water and earth.

Also: five elements

Vedānta and the Hindu traditions

Indian philosophy describes the physical world as composed of five elements, each with its characteristic quality: space and sound, air and touch, fire and form, water and taste, earth and smell. Sāṃkhya derives them from subtle elements; Vedānta describes how they combine to form the universe.