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- noun Plural form of
kosha .
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Examples
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Vedanta (Hindu philosophy) goes further than this, discussing five sheaths (or koshas) of the body.
Kurt Barstow - The extended you: body, mind, and spirit William Harryman 2009
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The remaining two i.e. the Vijnanamaya and the Anandamaya koshas are absolutely stress free.
Archive 2008-11-01 Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
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The remaining two i.e. the Vijnanamaya and the Anandamaya koshas are absolutely stress free.
The Indian concept of leadership is based on the ‘Rajarshi’ model Tusar N Mohapatra 2008
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Interestingly, Sri Aurobindo's psychology has almost nothing in it from traditional Indian systems like Vedanta (five koshas, three or four states of consciousness), Samkhya (tattwas), Patanjali Yoga, etc.
Sri Aurobindo's Psychology Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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If the inscriptions of the former tell us more about mukhalingas and koshas and those of the latter have more allusions to the worship of the compound deity Hari-hara, this is probably a matter of chance.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Charles Eliot 1896
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In addition to using physical yoga poses, Stenzler teaches her clients about the five koshas, or layers of consciousness, in yoga: physical, energetic, mental-emotional, wisdom and bliss.
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The conscious state consists of the annamaya and the pranamaya koshas, and these two bodies are made up of food and of prana.
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Certain koshas or ` treasuries 'of related words are studied side by side with Kalidasa's dramas and Bhartrihari's epigrams, and like them have achieved the status of classics.
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