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| Five aggregates | ||
| (Sanskrit skandha; Pali khandha, "group"). The five aspects that make up human appearance: material composition; sensations; perceptions; mental formations; and consciousness. These are impermanent, constantly changing, and do not constitute a "self." See Buddhist Doctrine of Human Nature. |
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| Five deadly sins | ||
| Five offenses that cause rebirth in hell (naraka): patricide, matricide, killing an arhat, injuring a buddha, and creating schism in the sangha. |
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| Five Dhyani Buddhas | ||
| (Meditation Buddhas or Buddhas of Wisdom). Term coined by B.H. Hodgson in the 19th century to describe the figures who appear in the Mandala of the Five Jinas ("eminent ones"). It is not a term used in any Buddhist literature, but has become a common term in the West. See chart: Five Dhyani Buddhas. |
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| Five hindrances (nivaranas) | ||
| Mental and emotional obstacles that must be removed in order to attain knowledge and enlightenment: desire; anger; sloth; worry; and doubt. |
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| Five Periods and Eight Schools | ||
| Tendai classification of the Buddha's teaching to explain the divergent systems that had developed since his death. |
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| Five Precepts (sila) | ||
| Obligations that both monks and laypersons undertake. They are to abstain from: harming any living being; taking anything not given; sensual misconduct; false speech; and losing control through intoxication. |
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