Arupa
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In Hinduism and Buddhism, arūpa (a Sanskrit word), refers to formless (perhaps non-physical) or also non-material objects or subjects. Ether (akasha in Sanskrit) is somewhat arūpa , while the classical elements are rupa
Formless, Incorporeal. Arūpalokas: The highest meditative worlds, where form cognizable by the five senses does not exist, being purely mental. Arūparāga: attachment to the formless meditative worlds; the Seventh Fetter on the Path. (See Fetters, Four Paths.)