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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> | + | ''Suksma sarira'' or the subtle body is made up of seventeen (17) elements:<ref name=":0">Vedanta Lecture IIT Bombay</ref> |
| # Five organs of perception (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय): Eyes, Ears, Skin, Tongue and Nose | | # Five organs of perception (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय): Eyes, Ears, Skin, Tongue and Nose |
| # Five organs of action: (कर्मेन्द्रिय): Speech, hands, legs, anus and genitals | | # Five organs of action: (कर्मेन्द्रिय): Speech, hands, legs, anus and genitals |
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| ===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: | + | ''Sthula sarira'' or the gross body is the material physical mortal body that eats, breathes and moves (acts). It is composed of:<ref name=":0" /> |
| # Panch Mahabhutas: Prithvi (पृथ्वी, Earth), Apas/Varuna/Jal (जल, Water), Agni(अग्नि, Fire), Vayu (वायु, Air), Aakash(आकाश, Ether). | | # Panch Mahabhutas: Prithvi (पृथ्वी, Earth), Apas/Varuna/Jal (जल, Water), Agni(अग्नि, Fire), Vayu (वायु, Air), Aakash(आकाश, Ether). |
| # Five sense organs (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय): Eyes, Ears, Skin, Tongue and Nose | | # Five sense organs (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय): Eyes, Ears, Skin, Tongue and Nose |