khandha

As soon as he has considered the origin and destruction of the elements (khandha) of the body, he finds happiness and joy which belong to those who know the immortal (Nirvana).

The Dhammapada 2003

But when an Arahant died, these khandha could never be ignited again, and could not feed the flame of a new existence.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

He divided the human personality into five “heaps” or “constituents” (khandhas): the body, feelings, percep­tions, volitions (conscious and unconscious) and consciousness, and asked the bhikkhus to consider each khandha in turn.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

Was it not true, the Buddha asked his disciples, that after examining each khandha, an honest person found that he could not wholly identify with it, because it was so unsatisfactory?

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

The art of mindfulness would teach him to become detached from his five khandha and douse the flames.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

But now that he was approaching the end of his life, he was about to shed the last indignities of age; the khandha, the

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

Thus each khandha, subject as it was to dukkha, flawed and transitory, could not constitute or include the Self sought by so many of the ascetics and yogins.

Buddha Armstrong, Karen, 1944- 2001

As soon as he has considered the origin and destruction of the elements (khandha) of the body, he finds happiness and joy which belong to those who know the immortal (Nirvana).

Dhammapada, a collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists 1861