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Classical elements, ancient beliefs about the fundamental types of matter (earth, air, fire, water) • The elements, a religious term referring to the bread and wine of the
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Godai (Japanese philosophy), the basis of the universe according to Japanese philosophy •
Mahābhūta, the four great elements in Buddhism, five in Hinduism •
Tattva, an elemental basis of the universe according to Hindu Samkhya philosophy •
Dravya, the six eternal substances of which the universe is composed, in Jain Philosophy •
Wuxing (Chinese philosophy), sometimes translated as
five elements, the basis of the universe according to Chinese Taoin ==Technology==