panchakosha | पंचकोश

The antahkaran (mind) of a jiva has five sheaths or coverings of Maya over it.

Each of these sheaths is called a kosh (Devanagari: कोश ISO15919: kośa). Together these five sheaths are called panchakosha (Devanagari: पंचकोश ISO15919: paṁcakośa).

1. annamaya kosha
2. pranamaya kosha
3. manomaya kosha
4. vijnanamaya kosha
5. anandamaya kosha   

When you cross vijnanamaya kosha and reach anandamaya kosha you will experience great pleasure. However, this is the ultimate point of danger. It is only upon crossing all five that you attain the ultimate bliss. Currently, we are wandering in the first kosha, annamaya.

Also written as panchakosh, panchkosh

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REFERENCE

Prandhan Jivan Kunjbihari, Ch. 3

Also written as panchakosh, panchkosh

There are five sheaths or coverings of a soul bound by maya

1. annamaya kosha
2. pranamaya kosha
3. manomaya kosha
4. vijnanamaya kosha
5. anandamaya kosha   

When you cross vijnanamaya kosha and reach anandamaya kosha you will experience great pleasure. However, this is the ultimate point of danger. It is only upon crossing all five that you attain the ultimate bliss. Currently, we are wandering in the first kosha, annamaya.

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• Five sheaths

Reference: Prandhan Jivan Kunjbihari, Ch. 3