5 Material or 6 Sensory Faculties
In the Sutta Pitaka, six sensory faculties are referenced in a manner similar to the six sense bases. These faculties consist of the five senses with the addition of "mind" or "thought" (manas).
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- vision (cakkh-indriya)
- hearing (sot-indriya)
- smell (ghān-indriya)
- taste (jivh-indriya)
- touch (kāy-indriya)
- thought (man-indriya)
The first five of these faculties are sometimes referenced as the five material faculties (e.g., pañcannaṃ indriyānaṃ avakanti).
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