Pañcatattvas
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Sometimes transliterated as: Pancatattvas, PaJcatattvas, Paycatattvas
Pañcatattvas literally means ‘five basic principles’.
They are the same as the ‘pañcamakāras’. They may also be the five elements also called ‘pañcabhutas’:
References
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore
