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===Suksma sarira - subtle body===

===Suksma sarira - subtle body===

''Suksma sarira'' or the subtle body is made up of seventeen (17) elements:<ref>Vedanta Lecture IIT Bombay</ref>

 

# Five organs of perception (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय): Eyes, Ears, Skin, Tongue and Nose

''Suksma sarira'' or the subtle body is the body of the mind and the vital energies, which keep the physical body alive. Together with the causal body it is the transmigrating soul or [[jiva]], separating from the gross body upon death.

# Five organs of action: (कर्मेन्द्रिय): Speech, hands, legs, anus and genitals

 

# Five vital forces ([[Prana|Pranas]]) : Prana (respiration), Apana (evacuation of waste from the body),  Vyana (blood circulation), Udana (actions like sneezing, crying, vomiting etc.), Samana (digestion)  

The subtle body is composed of the five subtle elements, the elements before they have undergone [[panchikarana]],<ref group=web name="SKA">[http://www.yogaforums.com/forums/f37/an-overview-of-vedanta-part-1-a-10833.html Shri Kalam Ashram, ''An Overview of Vedanta'']</ref> and contains:

# [[Manas (early Buddhism)|manas]]

* ''sravanadipanchakam'' - the five organs of perception: eyes, ears, skin, tongue and nose<ref group=web name="SKA" />{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|31-32}}{{refn|group=note|Shri Kalam Ashram: "[T]he organs of perception and action have been defined as residing in the Subtle body. These organs are not to be confused with the physical entities of the Ear, Eye etc which are part of the physical body. In Vedanta, it is the “Indriyas” –which are responsible for the function. The Indriyas are the “senses”. Thus while the physical organ “eye” is part of the Gross Body, when we talk about the “eye”, we are referring to the sense of sight which resides in the Subtle body.<ref group=web name="SKA" />}}

# [[Buddhi]], the Intellect, discriminating wisdom

* ''vagadipanchakam'' - the five organs of action: speech, hands, legs, anus and genitals<ref group=web name="SKA" />{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|31-32}}

In [[samkhya]], which does not acknowledge a causal body, it is also known as the ''linga-sarira''.{{sfn|Feuerstein|1978|p=200}}

* ''[[prana]]panchakam'' - the five-fold vital breath: Prana (respiration), Apana (evacuation of waste from the body),  Vyana (blood circulation), Udana (actions like sneezing, crying, vomiting etc.), Samana (digestion)<ref group=web name="SKA" />{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|31-32}}

* [[Manas (early Buddhism)|manas]]<ref group=web name="SKA" />{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|31-32}}{{refn|group=note|See also [[Manas-vijnana]]}}

* [[Buddhi]], the Intellect, discriminating wisdom<ref group=web name="SKA" />{{sfn|Siddharameshwar Maharaj|2009|31-32}}{{refn|group=note|See also [[Prajna (Vedic)|prajna]]}}

 

 

In [[samkhya]], which does not acknowledge a causal body, it is also known as the ''linga-sarira''.{{sfn|Feuerstein|1978|p=200}} It puts one in the mind of the ''atman'', it reminds one of the ''atman'', the controller. It is the beginningless limitation of the ''atman'', it has no beginning like the ''Sthula sarira''.

 

===Sthula sarira - gross body===

===Sthula sarira - gross body===

''Sthula sarira'' or the gross body is the material physical mortal body that eats, breathes and moves (acts). It is composed of:

 

# Panch Mahabhutas: Prithvi (पृथ्वी, Earth), Apas/Varuna/Jal (जल, Water), Agni(अग्नि, Fire), Vayu (वायु, Air), Aakash(आकाश, Ether).

''Sthula sarira'' or the gross body is the material physical mortal body that eats, breathes and moves (acts). It is composed of many diverse components, produced by one’s ''karmas'' (actions) in past life out of the elements which have undergone ''[[panchikarana]]'' i.e. combining of the five primordial subtle elements.

# Five sense organs (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय): Eyes, Ears, Skin, Tongue and Nose

 

# Five vital forces ([[Prana|Pranas]]) : Prana (respiration), Apana (evacuation of waste from the body),  Vyana (blood circulation), Udana (actions like sneezing, crying, vomiting etc.), Samana (digestion)

It is the instrument of [[Jiva]]’s experience, which, attached to the body and dominated by ''[[Ahamkara]]'',{{refn|group=note|Ego, I-ness or the ''[[Antakarana]]'' in which the ''[[Citta]]'' or the ''[[Atman (Hinduism)|atman]]'' is reflected}} uses the body’s external and internal organs of sense and action. The Jiva, identifying itself with the body, in its waking state enjoys gross objects. On its body rests man’s contact with the external world.

 

The ''Sthula sarira''’s main features are ''Sambhava'' (birth), ''Jara'' (old age or ageing) and ''Maranam'' (death), and the "Waking State". The ''Sthula sarira'' is the [[Anatman (Hinduism)|anatman]].

The ''Sthula sarira''’s main features are ''Sambhava'' (birth), ''Jara'' (old age or ageing) and ''Maranam'' (death), and the "Waking State". The ''Sthula sarira'' is the [[Anatman (Hinduism)|anatman]].

===Theosophy===

===Theosophy===

The later Theosophists speak of seven bodies or levels of existence that include ''Sthula sarira'' and ''[[Linga sarira]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics|author=Ed Hudson|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|page=471|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yipXIHcteRsC&pg=PA471&dq=Sthula+sarira#v=onepage&q=Sthula%20sarira&f=false|isbn=9780736936354|date=2008-05-01}}</ref>

The later Theosophists speak of seven bodies or levels of existence that include ''Sthula sarira'' and ''[[Linga sarira]]''.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics|author=Ed Hudson|publisher=Harvest House Publishers|page=471|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yipXIHcteRsC&pg=PA471&dq=Sthula+sarira#v=onepage&q=Sthula%20sarira&f=false|isbn=9780736936354|date=2008-05-01}}</ref>

==References==

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