235. Q. Name the five Skandhas?
A. Rūpa, Vedanā, Saññā, Samkhārā, and Viññāna.
236. Q. Briefly explain what they are?
A. Rūpa, material qualities; Vedanā, sensation; Saññā, abstract ideas; Samkhārā, tendencies of mind; Viññāna, mental powers, or consciousness. Of these we are formed; by them we are conscious of existence; and through them communicate with the world about us.
237. Q. To what cause must we attribute the differences in the combination of the five Skandhas which make every individual differ from every other individual?
A. To the ripened Karma of the individual in his preceding births.
238. Q. What is the force of energy that is at work, under the guidance of Karma, to produce the new being?
A. Tanhā—the will to live.[[12]]