Quotes:Tanmatras

H. P. Blavatsky

Tanmâtras. The types or rudiments of the five Elements; the subtile essence of these, devoid of all qualities and identical with the properties of the five basic Elements — earth, water, fire, air and ether; i.e., the tanmâtras are, in one of their aspects, smell, taste, touch, sight, and hearing.

Source: H. P. Blavatsky, The Theosophical Glossary, art. Tanmatras