skanda
/ˈskʌndə/
noun
- In Buddhism and Hinduism, one of the five aggregates or components that make up a living being: form, sensation, perception, mental formations, and consciousness.
- Meditation helps practitioners observe each skanda without attachment.
- The five skandas are central to understanding the concept of no-self in Buddhism.
- Buddhist teachings explain that the skanda of form includes the physical body and material world.