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A '''Kosha''' (also '''Kosa'''; [[Sanskrit]] [[:wikt:कोश|कोश]], [[IAST]]: {{IAST|kośa}}), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the [[Atman (Hinduism)|Atman]], or Self according to [[Vedantic]] philosophy. There are five Koshas, and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roeser|first1=Robert W.|title=An introduction to Hindu India's contemplative psychological perspective on motivation, self, and development|date=2005|page=15|edition=pdf|url=http://ase.tufts.edu/iaryd/documents/researchPaperHindu.pdf|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref>
 
A '''Kosha''' (also '''Kosa'''; [[Sanskrit]] [[:wikt:कोश|कोश]], [[IAST]]: {{IAST|kośa}}), usually rendered "sheath", is a covering of the [[Atman (Hinduism)|Atman]], or Self according to [[Vedantic]] philosophy. There are five Koshas, and they are often visualised as the layers of an onion.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Roeser|first1=Robert W.|title=An introduction to Hindu India's contemplative psychological perspective on motivation, self, and development|date=2005|page=15|edition=pdf|url=http://ase.tufts.edu/iaryd/documents/researchPaperHindu.pdf|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref>
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As the scabbard hides the sword, the outer shell covers the tamarind fruit, the coat covers the body, so also these five sheaths hide the Atman. The Yoga path of Self-realization is one of progressively moving inward, through each of these sheaths, so as to experience the eternal center of consciousness<ref>http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection&section_id=748</ref>
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As the scabbard hides the sword, the outer shell covers the tamarind fruit, the coat covers the body, so also these five sheaths hide the Atman. The Yoga path of Self-realization is one of progressively moving inward, through each of these sheaths, so as to experience the eternal center of consciousness<ref name=":0">http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection&section_id=748</ref>
    
==Origins==
 
==Origins==
The five sheaths (pancha-kosas) from gross to fine are<ref>https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/secrets-of-the-five-pranas/</ref>:
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The five sheaths (pancha-kosas) from gross to fine are<ref>https://vedanet.com/2012/06/13/secrets-of-the-five-pranas/</ref> <ref name=":0" />
 
* Annamaya kosha – food – physical – the five elements
 
* Annamaya kosha – food – physical – the five elements
* Pranamaya kosha – breath – vital – the five pranas
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* Pranamaya kosha – breath – vital – The five Karma Indriyas are contained in the Pranamaya Kosha.
* Manomaya kosha – impressions – outer mind – the five kinds of sensory impressions
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* Manomaya kosha – impressions – outer mind – The five Jnana Indriyas are contained in the Manomaya Kosha.
 
* Vijnanmaya kosha – ideas – intelligence – directed mental activity
 
* Vijnanmaya kosha – ideas – intelligence – directed mental activity
 
* Anandamaya kosha – experiences – deeper mind – memory, subliminal and superconscious mind
 
* Anandamaya kosha – experiences – deeper mind – memory, subliminal and superconscious mind
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The Pranamaya, Manomaya, Vijnanamaya Koshas go to constitute the subtle or astral body or Linga Sarira. The Anandamaya Kosha forms the causal body or Karana Sarira. 
    
==The five sheaths==
 
==The five sheaths==

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