Talk:Mahābhūta

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[edit] Pancha Tattva

The following introduction was inserted into the beginning of this article without discussion.

Mahābhūta (or Pancha Tattva) are the the Classical Elements according to Dharmic Traditions: Buddha Dharma, Sikh Dharma, Jain Dharma and Sanatana Dharma. There are many different names and enumerations of the four or five elements within these traditions; though, there is a marked commonality.

I've reverted it primarily for the following reasons:

1. It does not in any way summarize the article's current contents (per WP guidelines)
2. It adds terminology — "Dharmic Traditions" (which it then seemingly attempts to legitimize by enumerating various religions to which the word "Dharma" appended) — which to the best of my knowledge is neither accepted nor recognized as valid by scholars or validated by other major WP articles

I welcome serious, sincere, civil, constructive and intelligible discussion about this. My recommendation is that if someone wants to write an article on panca tattva (elements) then they should do so. This is not that article. Larry Rosenfeld (talk) 17:53, 30 January 2008 (UTC)