tanmatra
तन्मात्र tanmatraA subtle sense-element corresponding to an element: smell, taste, sight, touch and sound, mapped onto the lower five chakras in the classical system.
Where this term appears
- What is Samkhya? Philosophy
On the other side unfold the five tanmatras , the subtle essences of sound, touch, form, taste, and smell, and from these, in turn, the five gross elements — ether, air, fire, water, and earth — that compose th…