also: じゅうはっかい
noun
eighteen components of perception
Buddhist technical term: the six sense objects (六境), six sense faculties (六根), and six sense consciousnesses (六識).
仏教の唯識論では、十八界が認識の枠組みとして分析される。
In Buddhist consciousness-only theory, the eighteen components of perception are analyzed as the framework of cognition.
六根 refers to the six sense faculties, another subgroup of the 十八界.
六識 refers to the six sense consciousnesses, the third subgroup of the 十八界.
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
Alternate reading; both じゅうはちかい and じゅうはっかい are used.
From 十八 (eighteen) + 界 (realm, category). A Buddhist doctrinal term; the exact historical derivation is uncertain.