Sparsha
Sparśa (Sanskrit: स्पर्श; Pali: phassa) is a Sanskrit term that is translated as "contact", "touching", "sensation", "sense impression", etc. It is defined as the coming together of three factors: the sense organ, the sense object, and sense consciousness (vijnana). For example, contact (sparsha) is said to occur at the coming together of the eye organ, a visual object, and the visual sense consciousness.
Sparśa is identified within the Buddhist teachings as:
One of the seven universal mental factors in the Theravada Abhidharma.
One of the five universal mental factors in the Mahayana Abhidharma
The sixth link in the twelve links of dependent origination
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