noun
rupa; form
Buddhist technical term for material form, one of the five aggregates (五蘊). Refers to physical matter or the body.
See also: 五蘊
五蘊のうち、色は物質的なものを指す。
Among the five aggregates, rupa refers to material things.
noun
visible objects; color and form
In Buddhist contexts, refers to the objects of sight, i.e., things that have color and shape. Often contrasted with mental objects.
色は眼識の対象である。
Visible objects are the objects of eye-consciousness.
Emptiness; in Buddhist philosophy, form (色) is often discussed in relation to emptiness, as in the Heart Sutra.
Borrowed from Chinese 色 (sè), used as a translation of Sanskrit rūpa in Buddhist texts. The reading しき is the on'yomi.