Phrase guide

five aggregates

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

five skandhas (aggregates) of being

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion

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History

Etymology

Calque of Pali pañcakkhandhā.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ခန္ဓာငါးပါး (hkandha-nga:pa:) — five aggregates of being
  • Chinese Mandarin: 五蘊 /五蕴 (wǔyùn) — five aggregates of being
  • Japanese: 五蘊 — five aggregates of being
  • Khmer: បញ្ចក្ខន្ធ (pañcakkhan) — five aggregates of being
  • Korean: 오온 (oon) — five aggregates of being
  • Shan: ႁႃႈ ၶၼ်ႇထႃႇ (hāa khàn thàa) — five aggregates of being
  • Thai: ขันธ์ (kǎn) — five aggregates of being
  • Vietnamese: ngũ uẩn — five aggregates of being