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In the philosophy of the seven chakras there are correspondences to the five elements as shared by both Hinduism and Buddhism as well as two other elements: Sahasrara (Crown): Time/Space Ajña (Third Eye): Light/Dark Vishuddhi (Throat): Aether/Life/Lightning/Electricity Anahata (Heart): Air/Wind Manipura (Navel): Fire/Heat/Flame Svadhisthana (Sacral): Water/Ice/Steam/Fog/Mist Muladhara (Root): Earth Indian literature is mentioned about panch mahabhuta.

The doctrine of five phases describes two cycles of balance, a generating or creation (生, shēng) cycle and an overcoming or destruction (克/剋, kè) cycle of interactions between the phases. Generating Wood feeds fire; Fire creates earth (ash); Earth bears metal; Metal collects water; Water nourishes wood. Overcoming Wood parts earth; Earth absorbs water; Water quenches fire; Fire melts metal; Metal chops wood. There are also two cycles of imbalance, an overacting cycle (cheng) and an insulting cycle (wu).