Question: what are the five skandhas in buddhism?
Answer: Skandhas (Sanskrit) or khandhas (Pāḷi) means "heaps, aggregates, collections, groupings". ... The five aggregates or heaps are: form (or material image, impression) (rupa), sensations (or feelings, received from form) (vedana), perceptions (samjna), mental activity or formations (sankhara), and consciousness (vijnana).