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Manomaya means composed of manas or mind. The mind, along with the five sensory organs, is said to constitute the manomaya kosa. The manomaya kosa, or "mind-sheath" is said more truly to approximate to personhood than annamaya kosa and pranamaya kosha. It is the cause of diversity, of I and mine.
The fifth anuvaka of Ananda Valli states that the "manomaya kosha" (thought, will, wish) envelops a deeper more profound layer of existence, which is the "vijnana-maya kosha" (knowledge, ethics, reason). This is the realm of knowledge observed in all human beings.
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.
From this, one meaning of Vedānta is "the end of the Vedas" or "the ultimate knowledge of the Vedas". ... Manomaya kosha, mental sheath; Vijnanamaya kosha, ...
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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Annamaya kosha and its negation 165–166 Pranamaya kosha and its negation 167–183 Manomaya kosha and its negation 184–188 Vijnanamaya kosha and its negation 189–206 The free soul, what is freedom and liberation, why self-knowledge is necessary 207–210 Anandamaya kosha and its negation 211–225 Atman, what it is not? what is it? 8