nāmarūpa
Sign in to saveNāmarūpa () is used in Buddhism to refer to the constituents of a living being: nāma is typically considered to refer to the mental component of the person, while rūpa refers to the physical. Most often found as a single compound word understood literally as name-and-form or named form.
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- In Buddhism
- Psycho-physical constituents
- Empty of self
- Part of the cycle of suffering
- In Hinduism
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Nāmarūpa () is used in Buddhism to refer to the constituents of a living being: nāma is typically considered to refer to the mental component of the person, while rūpa refers to the physical. Most often found as a single compound word understood literally as name-and-form or named form.
Nāmarūpa is a dvandva compound in Sanskrit and Pali meaning "name (nāma) and form (rūpa)".
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