Vedanā is a word in Sanskrit and Pāli meaning "feeling" or "sensation".
One of the five aggregates (skandhas). Described by the Buddha as having both mental and physical aspects; therefore vedanā offers a means to examine the totality of the mental-physical phenomenon. In the Chain of Conditioned Arising (Pratītyasamutpāda / Paṭiccasamuppāda), the Buddha explained that tṛṣṇā (taṇhā), the cause of suffering, arises as a reaction to vedanā. By learning to observe vedanā objectively one can avoid any new reactions, and can experience directly within oneself the reality of impermanence (anicca). This experience is essential for understanding the nature of attachment, leading to liberation of the mind
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