Akasha In Vedantic Hinduism, Akasha means the basis and essence of all things in the material world. the first element created. A Vedic mantra “prathivyapastejovayurakasat” indicates the sequence of initial appearance of the five basic gross elements. Thus, first appeared the space, from which appeared air, from that fire or energy, from which the water, and therefrom the earth. It is one of the Panchamahabhuta, or "five gross elements"; its main characteristic is Shabda (sound). The direct translation of Akasha is the word meaning "upper sky" or 'space' in Hinduism. The Nyaya and Vaisheshika schools of Hindu philosophy state that Akasha or aether is the fifth physical substance, which is the substratum of the quality of sound. It is the One, Eternal, and All-Pervading physical substance, which is imperceptible. According to the Samkhya school, Akasha is one of the five Mahabhutas (grand physical elements) having the specific property of sound. In the Shiva Purana, it identifies Akasha having "the only attribute of sound". In the Linga Purana, Aksha is translated as "firmament" and listed as one of the 1,008 names of Lord Shiva. Adherents of the heterodox Carvaka or Lokayata philosophy held that this world is made of four elements only. They exclude the fifth, Akasha, because its existence cannot be perceived. Courtesy:- Wikipedia #Panchabhutas#KnowtheSrushti# #4u4everReddySudarshan# https://www.instagram.com/p/CCx79ZmnwMA/?igshid=1k1u1os9spmg