Rasa

Rasa (T. ro རོ་; C. wei 味) is translated as "tastes," "taste objects," etc.

Rasa (tastes) are the objects of the tongue faculty, and are cognized by the tongue consciousness.

Rasa (tastes) are identified as:

• one of the five sense objects
• one of the six sense objects
• one of the eighteen dhatus
• one of the twelve ayatanas
• belonging to rupa skandha (the aggregate of forms)

The Khenjuk states:

Tastes are the sense objects of the tongue. There are six kinds: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, pungent, and bland. Many subsidiary types come about from mixing them. Tastes also have the divisions of being pleasant, unpleasant, or neutral, as well as being natural or manufactured.

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University 
• Mipham Rinpoche (2004), Gateway to Knowledge, vol. I, translated by Kunsang, Erik Pema, Rangjung Yeshe Publications