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Kosha

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), and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion. From gross to fine they are:

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related to Vijñānamaya kosha · 18
Kosha → Annamayakosha, Being, Buddhi, Chattampi Swamikal, It, Its, Jivahood, Manomayakosha, Paramatman, Prakrti, Pranamayakosha, Sankara, Suksma, This, Though, Vigyanakosha, Vijnanamaya, Vijñānamaya
related to Significance · 16
Kosha → After, Anandamaya, Annamaya, Atman, Badarayana, Blissful, Brahman, Maya, Pranamaya, Pāṇini’s, Self, Sthula, The Panchkoshas, The Vedanta, Their, These
related to Pranamaya kosha · 15
Kosha → Annamayakosha, As, Coupled, In, It, Prana, Pranamaya, Pranamayakosha, Sukshma, The Annamayakosha, The Prana, Universal, Vayu, Vivekachudamani, Whatever
related to Annamaya kosha · 10
Kosha → Anna, Annamaya, Annamayakosha, Birth, It, Living, Such, Taittiriya Upanishad, The, This
related to Manomaya kosha · 9
Kosha → Adi Shankara, Brahman, It, Manomaya, Manomayakosha, Pranamayakosha, Similarly, Suksma, The
related to Anandamaya kosha · 7
Kosha → Anandamaya, Atman, In, It, Prakrti, The, Upanishads
related to External links · 7
Kosha → AdiSankara, Archived, February, Swami Adiswarananda, Swami ChinmayanandaDetailed, Swami Sivananda, Wayback MachineThe Pancha Koshas
related to Origins · 4
Kosha → Panchakosha, Panchakoshas, Taittiriya Upanishad, The
is a · 1
Kosha → last layer and it is the closest layer to the Atman

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body five mind atman organs sheath self bliss anandamaya knowledge also sheaths annamaya pranamaya manomaya prana pranamayakosha food vital sarira

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Koshais alast layer and it is the closest layer to the Atman0.90text
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaAnandamaya0.60section
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaIn0.60section
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaUpanishads0.60section
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaThe0.60section
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaAtman0.60section
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaIt0.60section
Kosharelated to Anandamaya koshaPrakrti0.60section
Kosharelated to Annamaya koshaThis0.60section
Kosharelated to Annamaya koshaLiving0.60section
Kosharelated to Annamaya koshaThe0.60section
Kosharelated to Annamaya koshaBirth0.60section

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    Kosha

    Nodes50
    Edges49
    Triples87
    Avg. degree1.96
    Density0.04
    Components1
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