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A human being is not merely confined to the appearance it projects, that is, the physical contours and aspects of the body. It is a collection of three bodies encompassing the gross elements to the subtle layers of the mind that act as encasements for the true Self.<ref name=":1" /> Put differently, a human being is defined based on the mind-body complex, which is not distinct, and exists on a continuum from gross to subtle levels.<ref name=":5">Parker S (2017), Clearing the path: the yoga way to a clear and pleasant mind: Patañjali, neuroscience, and emotion, Minneapolis: Ahymsa Publishers. </ref>

A human being is not merely confined to the appearance it projects, that is, the physical contours and aspects of the body. It is a collection of three bodies encompassing the gross elements to the subtle layers of the mind that act as encasements for the true Self.<ref name=":1" /> Put differently, a human being is defined based on the mind-body complex, which is not distinct, and exists on a continuum from gross to subtle levels.<ref name=":5">Parker S (2017), Clearing the path: the yoga way to a clear and pleasant mind: Patañjali, neuroscience, and emotion, Minneapolis: Ahymsa Publishers. </ref>

== पञ्चकोषः ॥ Panchakosha ==

== पञ्चकोषः ॥ Panchakosha<ref name=":0" /> ==

Vedanta along with Yoga comprises of two of the six major systems of Indian philosophy<ref name=":4" /> and render well-integrated theories based on the interpretation of the Upanishadic texts. The Taittiriya Upanishad presents the Vedic conceptualization of the mind-body complex, i.e., jiva. Human existence is in the form of sheaths infolded in oneself which gets enfolded with one’s increasing levels of awareness. It is the ignorance of the true reality that is marked by superimposition of what is known as five sheaths or panchakosha.<ref name=":6">Pandey A, Navare AV (2018), Paths of yoga: perspective for workplace spirituality, Dhiman S, Roberts G, Crossman J (eds), The Palgrave handbook of workplace spirituality and fulfillment, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp 101–126</ref> These koshas are not distinct sections; instead, they coexist and interact with each other.<ref name=":7">Pandit SA, Satish L (2014), When does yoga work? Long term and short term effects of yoga intervention among pre-adolescent children. Psychol Stud 59(2):153–165</ref>

Vedanta along with Yoga comprises of two of the six major systems of Indian philosophy<ref name=":4" /> and render well-integrated theories based on the interpretation of the Upanishadic texts. The Taittiriya Upanishad presents the Vedic conceptualization of the mind-body complex, i.e., jiva. Human existence is in the form of sheaths infolded in oneself which gets enfolded with one’s increasing levels of awareness. It is the ignorance of the true reality that is marked by superimposition of what is known as five sheaths or panchakosha.<ref name=":6">Pandey A, Navare AV (2018), Paths of yoga: perspective for workplace spirituality, Dhiman S, Roberts G, Crossman J (eds), The Palgrave handbook of workplace spirituality and fulfillment, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, pp 101–126</ref> These koshas are not distinct sections; instead, they coexist and interact with each other.<ref name=":7">Pandit SA, Satish L (2014), When does yoga work? Long term and short term effects of yoga intervention among pre-adolescent children. Psychol Stud 59(2):153–165</ref>

* The annamaya is the dimension of the body, the sheath of material existence and primitive identification with an ego encapsulated in the physical body.  

* The annamaya is the dimension of the body, the sheath of material existence and primitive identification with an ego encapsulated in the physical body.