Concept

Rūpa

Overview

Rūpa (Devanagari: रूप) means "form". As it relates to any kind of basic object, it has more specific meanings in the context of Indic religions.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Rūpa

• The Buddha

Related ideas

• Fire
• Visuddhimagga
• Materialism
• Atmosphere of Earth
• Pali Canon
• Yogachara
• Pratītyasamutpāda
• Samkhya
• Buddhism
• Water
• Rigveda
• Subject and object (philosophy)
• Concept
• Upanishads
• Vishvarupa

Place in the tradition

Part of Buddhist philosophy.

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