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kosha
A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: ), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy. The five sheaths, summarised with the term Panchakosha, are described in the Taittiriya Upanishad (2.1-5), and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion. From gross to fine they are: # Annamaya kosha, "food" sheath (Anna), the physical body; # Pranamaya kosha, "energy" sheath (Prana), the vital principle; # Manomaya kosha "mind" sheath (Manas), the mind and the five senses; # Vijñānamaya kosha, "discernment" or "Knowledge" sheath (Vigynana) # Anandamaya kosha, "bliss" sheath (Ananda)
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A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: ), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the Atman, or Self according to Vedantic philosophy. The five sheaths, summarised with the term Panchakosha, are described in the Taittiriya Upanishad (2.1-5), and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion. From gross to fine they are: # Annamaya kosha, "food" sheath (Anna), the physical body; # Pranamaya kosha, "energy" sheath (Prana), the vital principle; # Manomaya kosha "mind" sheath (Manas), the mind and the five senses; # Vijñānamaya kosha, "discernment" or "Knowledge" sheath (Vigynana) # Anandamaya kosha, "bliss" sheath (Ananda)
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