Five Skandhas | Buddhist Teachings
Five Skandhas: Core Buddhist doctrines with Sanskrit/Pāli terms and primary-source orientation for university Buddhist studies. For university Buddhist studies and primary-source research.
Overview
Five Skandhas: Core Buddhist doctrines with Sanskrit/Pāli terms and primary-source orientation for university Buddhist studies. For university Buddhist studies and primary-source research.
Key topics
- Buddhist Teachings
- Five Skandhas
- Buddhist studies exam
- CBETA
- canon studies
- Hong Kong Buddhism
Related reading
- Abhidharma Division | Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon
- CBETA Guide | Academic Resources
- Canon Studies | Academic Resources
- Foundational Buddhist Teachings | Overview
- Chinese Tripiṭaka Canon | Overview
Module
This page belongs to the Buddhist Teachings section.
Full article in Chinese
The complete scholarly article with extended analysis and primary-source citations is available in Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
Further Reading
Further reading
Doctrine topics

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Glossary
- five aggregates
- Sanskrit: pañca-skandha · Pāli: pañcakkhandha
- saṃskāra
- Sanskrit: saṃskāra · Pāli: saṅkhāra
CBETA Scripture Links
CBETA reader interface is in Chinese; search results link to the scripture.
Further Academic Reading
Selected papers from the NTU Buddhist Digital Library (catalog titles may be in Chinese or Japanese).