annamaya kośa

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Annamaya kośa is the outermost of the five yogic sheaths, referring to the physical body sustained by food in Vedantic philosophy.

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annamaya kośa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sanskrit term
concept in Vedanta
yogic sheath
belongsToTradition Hindu philosophy NERFINISHED
Yoga philosophy NERFINISHED
encloses Manomaya kośa
Prāṇamaya kośa
Vijñānamaya kośa
Ānandamaya kośa
goalOfPracticeRegarding disidentification from physical body
hasCategory Sanskrit philosophical terms
Vedantic concepts
Yoga concepts
hasEtymology anna (food) + maya (consisting of) + kośa (sheath)
hasLanguage Sanskrit NERFINISHED
hasTranslation sheath made of food
isAssociatedWith birth and death cycle of the body
organs of action
sense organs
isContrastedWith kāraṇa śarīra
subtle sheaths
sūkṣma śarīra
isDescribedAs temporary and perishable
isDescribedBy metaphor of a sheath or covering
isDescribedIn Taittirīya Upaniṣad NERFINISHED
Vedantic philosophy
isDistinguishedFrom true Self (Ātman)
isLinkedTo health of the body
nutrition
isPartOf five sheaths doctrine
pañca kośa
isPerceivedAs most tangible sheath
isSubjectOfPractice yogic diet regulation
yogic purification
āsana practice
isSustainedBy food
isUsedIn Advaita Vedānta teaching
yogic anatomy models
positionInSeries outermost sheath
refersTo gross body
physical body

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Taittirīya Upanishad lists annamaya kośa