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A kosha (also kosa; Sanskrit कोश, IAST: kośa), 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), [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion. [ 3 ]
The second is Pranamaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of vital force or prana (breath). [5] The third is Manomaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of the thoughts, the mana. [5] The fourth is the Vijnanamaya kosha, symbolizing, the sheath of the intellect. [5] The fifth and innermost is the Anandamaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of bliss. [5]
The second is Pranamaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of vital force or prana (breath). The third is Manomaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of the thoughts, the mana. The fourth is the Vijnanamaya kosha, symbolizing, the sheath of the intellect. The fifth and innermost is the Anandamaya kosha, symbolizing the sheath of bliss. [9]
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According to three bodies doctrine in Hinduism, the human being is composed of three shariras or "bodies" emanating from Brahman by avidya, "ignorance" or "nescience". They are often equated with the five koshas (sheaths), which cover the atman.
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In Advaita Vedanta the Anandamaya kosha is the innermost of the five koshas or "sheaths" that veil the Atman or Supreme Self. Unlike the next three more outer koshas, it constitutes the karana sarira or causal body. It is associated with the state of dreamless sleep and samadhi.
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