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The aggregate of forms (Skt. rūpa; Tib. གཟུགས་, zuk, Wyl. gzugs) is the first of the five aggregates.

This aggregate can itself be divided into fifteen:

1-4: the four causal forms, which are the four elements of earth, water, fire and wind.
5-9: the five sense objects of visual form, sound, smell, taste and texture.
10-14: the five sense faculties of eye, ear, nose, tongue and body.
15: the imperceptible form. This can further be subdivided into five: form of particles, spatial form, form resulting from a fully taken promise, imagined form and mastered form.^[1]

Forms 5-15 are said to be resultant forms.

↑ Jamyang Drakpa in Padmasambhava & Jamgön Kongtrul. The Light of Wisdom Volume 1 (Hong Kong: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1999), page 185.

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 This aggregate can itself be divided into fifteen:
-*1-4: the four causal forms, which are the [[Four primary elements|four elements]] of earth, water, fire and wind.
+*1-4: the four ''causal'' forms, which are the [[Four primary elements|four elements]] of earth, water, fire and wind.
 *5-9: the five sense objects of visual form, sound, smell, taste and texture.
 *10-14: the [[five sense faculties]] of eye, ear, nose, tongue and body.
 *15: the imperceptible form. This can further be subdivided into five: form of particles, spatial form, form resulting from a fully taken promise, imagined form and mastered form.<ref>[[Jamyang Drakpa]] in [[Padmasambhava]] & [[Jamgön Kongtrul]]. ''The Light of Wisdom Volume 1'' (Hong Kong: Rangjung Yeshe Publications, 1999), page 185. </ref>
+Forms 5-15 are said to be ''resultant'' forms.
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