Quote Originally Posted by Sam98034 View Post
Are you sure there isn't six? Why else was he called the sage of the six paths? Maybe there's a special 6th element? I smell a sequel to a old school movie with Bruce Willis.
Because he is/controls/becomes six entities that represent the six paths or domains in the Buddhist belief of reincarnation and suffering. (Additional information: Buddhists believe that only through enlightenment can one escape from this cycle of suffering)

The five elements are: Earth, Fire, Water, Lighting and Wind.

Elements have never been known as "paths".