24 Tattvas

Brahman/Paramahiva
(The Formless Source)

(Cosmic Principles)
Puruha / hiva
(Pure Being / Consciousness
Divine Masculine)

1) Prakti / hakti
(Pure Nature / Will
Divine Feminine)

2) Mahad
(Universal Intelligence)
&
Buddhi
(Individual Intellect)
3) Ahakra
(the Ego
or I-maker)

Sattva
(Quality of equilibrium, clarity,
and potential)

Trigua
(Three Cosmic qualities)
Rajas
(Quality of kinesis /
movement)

Tamas
(Quality of inertia, dullness,
darkness)

From the interaction of Sattva and Rajas:

4) Manas
(Individual, instinctive
mind)
From the interaction of Tamas and Rajas:
Jnendriyas
(5 Facuties of
senses)
5) hrotra
(Hearing)
6) Tvak
(Touching)
7) Cakhu
(Seeing)
8) Rasana
(Tasting)
9) Ghra
(Smelling)
Organic

Karmendriyas
(5 Faculties
of action)
10) Vak
(Speaking)
11) Pi
(Grasping)
12) Pada
(Walking)
13) Pyu
(Procreation)
14) Upastha
(Elimination)

Each tanmtra is the quality of the adjecent

mah bhta in the following table.

Tanmtras
(5 Objects of sense)
15) abda
(Sound)
16) Spara
(Feel)
17) Rpa
(Form)
18) Rasa
(Taste)
19) Gandha
(Smell)

Mah bhtas
(5 Great Elements)
20) ka
(Ether / space)
21) Vyu
(Air)
22) Agni
(Fire)
23) pas
(Water)
24) Pthiv
(Earth)

Inorganic