Ṣaḍāyatana

Ṣaḍāyatana (Sanskrit) or saḷāyatana (Pāli) means the six sense bases (Pāli, Skt.: āyatana), that is, the sense organs and their objects. These are: 1. * Eye and Vision 2. * Ear and Hearing 3. * Nose and Olfaction 4. * Tongue and Taste 5. * Skin and Touch 6. * Mind and Thought That is, in Buddhism, the sixth "internal" and "external" sense bases are: mind (Skt., manas; Pali, mano); and, thought (along with memory and emotion) (Skt., dharma; Pali, dhamma).

Ṣaḍāyatana

Ṣaḍāyatana (Sanskrit) or saḷāyatana (Pāli) means the six sense bases (Pāli, Skt.: āyatana), that is, the sense organs and their objects. These are: 1. * Eye and Vision 2. * Ear and Hearing 3. * Nose and Olfaction 4. * Tongue and Taste 5. * Skin and Touch 6. * Mind and Thought That is, in Buddhism, the sixth "internal" and "external" sense bases are: mind (Skt., manas; Pali, mano); and, thought (along with memory and emotion) (Skt., dharma; Pali, dhamma).