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5 unusual facts about Dhātu


Buddha Dhatu Jadi

Dhatu means material remains of a holy person and in this temple the relics belong to Buddha.

Dhatu

Dhātu -- a Buddhist Sanskrit technical term meaning realm or substrate.

Stupa, stūpa (Pāli thūpa) -- a "heap" or a mound-like structure containing Buddhist relics.

Six triads of object-sense-consciousness, 18 dhātus or realms, function through five skandhas (Pāli khandhas), 'aggregates, aspects'.

Dhātu (Ayurveda) -- Sanskrit word, plural Dhātus: the seven body tissues, or fundamental elements of the body.



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