A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c11.67

v1.c11.67

There are five seats of the senses: skin, tongue, nose, eyes and ears; five senses (buddhīndriya): the tactile, gustatory, olfactory, visual and auditory sense; five motor organs (karmendriya): hands, feet, anus (pāyu), genitals (upastha) and tongue (7.7). There is one heart, which is the seat of consciousness (cetanādhātu) (7.8). 181