Pancha Tattva and described as follows: Tantra In Hindu tantrism there are five tattvas (pañcatattva) which create global energy cycles of tattvic tides beginning at dawn with Akasha and ending with Prithvi: Akasha (Spirit tattva) – symbolized by a black egg Vayu (Air tattva) – symbolized by a blue circle Tejas (Fire tattva) – symbolized by a red triangle Apas (Water tattva) – symbolized by a silver crescent Prithvi (Earth tattva) – symbolized by a yellow square Each complete cycle lasts two hours. This system of five tattvas which each can be combined with another, was also adapted by the Golden Dawn (→Tattva vision). Panchatattva in ganachakra and pañcamakara Arthur Avalon (1918) affirms that the five nectars of Tantra, Hindu and Buddhist traditions are directly related to the mahābhūta or Five Elements and that the pañcamakara is actually a vulgar term for the pañcatattva and affirms that this is cognate with Ganapuja: "Chakrapuja" is cognate with Ganachakra or Ganachakrapuja. Ayyavazhi Tattvas are the 96 qualities or properties of human body according to Akilattirattu Ammanai, the religious book of Ayyavazhi. Siddha medicine The Siddha system of traditional medicine () of ancient India was derived by Tamil Siddhas or the spiritual scientists of Tamil Nadu. According to this tradition, the human body is composed of 96 constituent principles or tattvas. Siddhas fundamental principles never differentiated man from the universe. According to them, “Nature is man and man is nature and therefore both are essentially one. Man is said to be the microcosm and the Universe is Macrocosm, because what exists in the Universe exists in man.” Jainism Jain philosophy can be described in various ways, but the most acceptable tradition is to describe it in terms of the tattvas or fundamentals. Without knowing them one cannot progress towards liberation. According to major Jain text, Tattvarthsutra, these are: Jiva - Souls and living things Ajiva - Non-living things Asrava - Influx of karma Bandha - The bondage of karma Samvara - The stoppage of influx of karma Nirjara - Shedding of karma Moksha - Liberation or Salvation Each one of these fundamental principles are discussed and explained by Jain scholars in depth. There are two examples that can be used to explain the above principle intuitively. A man rides a wooden boat to reach the other side of the river. Now the man is Jiva, the boat is ajiva. Now the boat has