地ち水すい火か風ふう

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.

• 仏ぶっ教きょうでは、地ち水すい火か風ふうが万ばん物ぶつを構こう成せいする四よっつの元げん素そとされる。

  In Buddhism, earth, water, fire, and wind are considered the four elements that make up all things.