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unusual facts about Five elements



Master Raindrop

The series begins with personifications of two of the five elements, Raindrop (water) and Shao Yen (wood), training with their Master, Yun, in the ancient art of Chitaido.

Taiping Jing

The contents of Taiping Jing are diverse, but primarily deals with subjects such as heaven and earth, five elements, Yin and yang and the sexagenary cycle.


see also

Pancha Tattva

Mahābhūta, the five elements, as described within Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism

Pentropic organisation

It was based on the United States Army's pentomic organisation and involved reorganising most of the Army's combat units into units based on five elements, rather than the previous three or four sub-elements.