Editing Fire (classical element) (section)

==Indian tradition==
{{Main|Agni}}
Agni is a [[Hindu]] and [[Rigvedic deities|Vedic deity]].  The word ''agni'' is [[Sanskrit]] for fire (noun), cognate with [[Latin]] ''ignis'' (the root of English ''ignite''), Russian ''огонь'' (fire), pronounced ''agon''. Agni has three forms: fire, lightning and the sun.

Agni is one of the most important of the Vedic gods. He is the god of fire and the accepter of sacrifices. The sacrifices made to Agni go to the [[deity|deities]] because Agni is a messenger from and to the other gods. He is ever-young, because the fire is re-lit every day, yet he is also immortal. In Indian tradition fire is also linked to [[Surya]] or the Sun and [[Mangala]] or [[Mars]], and with the south-east direction.

Teukāya [[ekendriya]] is a name used in [[Jainism|Jain]] tradition which refers to [[Jīva (Jainism)|Jīvas]] said to be [[reincarnation|reincarnated]] as fire.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Journal of the Department of Letters|volume=5|journal=Journal of the Department of Letters|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BDxQAQAAMAAJ&dq=Ekendriya&pg=PA352|page=352|author=University of Calcutta: Department of Letters|date=1921|publisher=Calcutta University Press, originally from [[University of Chicago]]}}</ref>