五根 wǔ gēn

wǔ gēn set phrase pañcendriya; five sense organs; five senses
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Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: pañcendriya; formed from the Sanskrit compound pañca 'five' + indriya 'sense'. The five sense organs are: 眼 'eye', 耳 'ear', 鼻 'nose', 舌 'tongue', and 身 'body'. The five senses are: 視覺 'sight', 聽覺 'hearing', 嗅覺 'smell', 味覺 'taste', and 觸覺 'touch' (BL 'pañcendriya'; MW 'pañcendriya'; SH '五根', p. 121).

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