also: じすいかふうくう
earth, water, fire, wind, and void (the five elements)
Buddhist term for the five elements (五大) that constitute the universe. Often encountered in esoteric Buddhist contexts.
In esoteric Buddhism, it is taught that the five elements of earth, water, fire, wind, and void constitute the universe.
五大 is the general term for the five elements in Buddhism, while 地水火風空 explicitly lists them.
Standard kanji compound for the five elements in Buddhist cosmology.
Alternate reading; less common than ちすいかふうくう.
Compound of 地 (earth), 水 (water), 火 (fire), 風 (wind), and 空 (void/space), directly naming the five elements of Buddhist cosmology.