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Atomic Theory of Ancient India (भारतीय परमाणु-विज्ञानम्) (view source)
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Function: They have the inherent power to affect the senses. For example, the Gandha-tanmatra is the subtle essence of smell that eventually produces the gross element of Earth.
Function: They have the inherent power to affect the senses. For example, the Gandha-tanmatra is the subtle essence of smell that eventually produces the gross element of Earth.
===Evolution of the Five Elements (Mahabhutas)===
The tanmatra is considered to be invisible and eternal while the corresponding elements (Panchabhutas), the produced ones, are not eternal. The origin of the concept of tanmatra can be found in some of the later Upanishads. In the Praha Upanishad, the subtle states are called prthvi-matra, apo-matra and the like. The Maitri Upanishad mentions the word tanmatra in the same context. It can be conjectured that these Upanisadic ideas might have influenced the later exponents of the Samkhya school to explain the evolution of the gross matter from the primary tanmatras.
===Evolution of the Five Elements (Panchamahabhutas)===
Gross matter is generated from these subtle essences in a specific sequence:
Gross matter is generated from these subtle essences in a specific sequence: