Five elements

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Template:ClassicElement The five elements usually refer to wood, fire, earth, metal, and water in East Asian philosophy.

Five elements may mean:

• Five elements (Chinese philosophy), the basis of the universe according to Chinese Taoism
• Five elements (Japanese philosophy), the basis of the universe according to Japanese philosophy
• Tattva, the basis of the universe according to Hindu Samkhya philosophy

See also

• Classical element
• Element
• The Laws (Fourth Way)

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