Advaita Vedanta Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Five ''koshas'' (sheaths)==== Due to avidya, atman is covered by ''[[koshas]]'' (sheaths or bodies), which hide man's true nature. According to the [[Taittiriya Upanishad]], the Atman is covered by five koshas, usually rendered "sheath".{{sfnp|Roeser|2005|p=15}} They are often visualized like the layers of an onion.{{sfnp|Belling|2006}} From gross to fine the five sheaths are: # Annamaya kosha, physical/food sheath # [[Prana|Pranamaya kosha]], life-force sheath # Manomaya kosha, mental sheath # [[Vijñāna|Vijnanamaya kosha]], discernment/wisdom sheath # [[Anandamaya kosha]], bliss sheath (''[[Ananda]]'') Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page