Philosophy:Jñānendriya

Jñānendriya (Sanskrit: ज्ञानेन्द्रिय) is the organ of perception, the faculty of perception through the senses. Sense refers to consciousness. The first five of the seventeen elements of the subtle body are the "organs of perception" or "senses". According to Hinduism and Vaishnavism, there are five senses - the ear, the skin, the eyes, the tongue and the nose. Jñānendriya means 'belonging to knowledge'. Since knowledge is acquired through the organs of this perception, these are known as sense organs.The senses play an important role in acquiring knowledge about the world. The external world consists of five gross elements; Ether or Akasha, air, fire, water and earth. The subtle body is made up of Tanmatras, the subtle form of these elements. Tanmatras approach to the gross elements through the five organs of knowledge which is also known as the organ of perception. Without knowledge of the material world, spiritual knowledge cannot be acquired.

External links

• Pancha Jnanendriya, Last Updated: July 26, 2017
• Prevalence of Touch Sensation (Sparshanendriya-Vyapaktva)