panchakosha (s)
(paṃcakośa (s))
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The five sheaths. |
| Long Description: |
The five sheaths; Vedānta teaches that the Supreme Self in manifesting itself in a jīvātman becomes enveloped in a series of five sheaths, namely: ānandamaya-kośa, vijñānamayakośa, manomaya-kośa, prānamaya-kośa and annamaya-kośa. |
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Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge, Cream of Liberation Translated by Swami Sri Ramanananda Saraswathi |
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anandamaya-kosha manomaya-kosha pranamaya-kosha annamaya-kosha |
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