also: じすいかふう
noun
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
Buddhist term for the four classical elements that compose the material world. Often encountered in religious or philosophical contexts.
仏教では、地水火風が万物を構成する四つの元素とされる。
In Buddhism, earth, water, fire, and wind are considered the four elements that make up all things.
Standard kanji spelling for the Buddhist four elements.
Alternate reading; less common than ちすいかふう.
Also means the four elements in Buddhism, but is a more general term; 地水火風 explicitly lists the elements.
From the Chinese characters for earth (地), water (水), fire (火), and wind (風), used in Buddhist texts to denote the four classical elements.