Akasha
Akasha ( Sanskrit : ā ākāśa , also akascha , akasa and akaça ; Pāḷi : ākāsa) stands for space or ether .
Hinduism / Ayurveda
In Hindu philosophy and Ayurveda , Akasha (' ether ') denotes one of the five elements alongside Prithvi ('earth'), Vayu ('air'), Agni ('fire') and Jalam ('water') ( cf.Vaisheshika ).
Buddhism
In the commentaries of Buddhism , ākāsa is used to denote two types of space: space “limited by physicality” ( ākāsa-dhātu ) and “unlimited space” ( ajatākāsa ), space. In many sutras , the "limited space" belonging to physicality is enumerated in the group of the six eastern elements (solid, liquid, heating, airy element, spatial element, element of consciousness), while "unlimited space", like time, has no reality .
See also
- Akashic Records
- Five element teaching
- Tattva
- Four elements (Mahabhuta)
literature
Guido Huber : Âkâça, the mystical space. (1955)