Eighteen constituents. The six collections of consciousness, the six senses and the six sense objects
the eighteen elements. {rten gyi khams drug} six sense powers as the reliance + {dmigs pa'i khams drug} the six objects as the bases. + {brten pa'i khams drug} the six consciousness the rely [upon sensory powers]. Or, {phyi'i khams drug} + {nang gi khams drug} + {rnam par shes pa'i khams drug} Eighteen Psycho-physical Bases. The sensory bases of the eye, of form, and the consciousness of the eye, those of the ear, sound and the consciousness of the ear, those of the nose, smell, and the consciousness of the nose, those of the tongue, taste, and the consciousness of the tongue, and those of the body, touch, and the consciousness of the body, and those of the intellect, phenomena, and the consciousness of the intellect. Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {dhA tu'i khams kyi sgra ni go tra zhes rigs kyi don du 'gyur te / dper na sa phyogs 'ga' zhig la gser dngul zangs lcags sogs kyi rigs mang po yod pa la de dang de'i khams sam 'byung khams zhes brjod pa bzhin du rten lus dang rgyud sems sems byung gi rgyun gcig pa rigs sam khams bco brgyad yod pas khams bco brgyad ces bya'o}
<term> eighteen constituents, eighteen elements, eighteen sensory elements