- 駄都
- (sa) dhātu, intp. by [lang id =1028]界 field, area, sphere; [lang id =1028]體 embodiment, body, corpus; [lang id =1028]性nature, characteristic. It means that which is placed or laid; a deposit, foundation, constituent, ingredient, element; also a (sa) śarīra, or relic of Buddha The two (sa) dhātus are the conditioned and unconditioned, phenomenal and noumenal; the three are the realms of desire, of form, and of the formless; the four are earth, water, fire, and air; the six add space and intelligence; the eighteen are the twelve (sa) āyatanas, with six sensations added.
Dictionary of Buddhist terms. 2013.