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Twenty-five principles

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Twenty-five principles (Wyl. shes bya nyer lnga) — categories into which the followers of the non-Buddhist Samkhya school divide all phenomena.

  1. self (Wyl. bdag; Skt. purusha)
  2. most subtle potentiality (Wyl. gtso bo; Skt. prakriti)
  3. pure potentiality (Wyl. chen po; Skt. mahat)
  4. ego/I-principle (Wyl. nga rgyal; Skt. ahamkara)

Five Subtle Objects

  1. sights
  2. sounds
  3. smells
  4. tastes
  5. textures

The Eleven Organs

Five Sense Organs

  1. eye
  2. ear
  3. nose
  4. tongue
  5. skin

Five Organs of Action

  1. speech
  2. arms
  3. legs
  4. anus
  5. genitalia

The Organ of Intellect

  1. mind (Wyl. yid; Skt. manas)

The Five Elements

  1. earth
  2. water
  3. fire
  4. wind
  5. space

Source

RigpaWiki:Twenty-five principles