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Manomayakosha, ѲԴdzⲹś, Manomaya-kosha, ѲԴdzⲹṣa: 9 definitions

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Manomayakosha means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms ѲԴdzⲹś and ѲԴdzⲹṣa can be transliterated into English as Manomayakosa or Manomayakosha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manomayakosha in Vedanta glossary
: Shodhganga: Siva Gita A Critical Study

ѲԴdzⲹś (मनोमयकोश) or simply Manomaya refers to the “mind-formed sheath� and represents one of the five philosophical ś (“s𲹳ٳ�) through which the soul functions simultaneously in the various planes or levels of existence.—ѲԴdzⲹś� is the lower astral body, from manas, “thought, will, wish�. The instinctive-intellectual sheath of ordinary thought, desire and emotion. The Դdzⲹś takes form as the physical body develops and is discarded in the inner worlds before rebirth.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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General definition (in Hinduism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manomayakosha in Hinduism glossary
: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Manomaya means composed of manas or mind. The mind (manas) along with the five sensory organs is said to constitute the manomaya kosa. The manomaya kosa, or “mind-sheath� is said more truly to approximate to personhood than annamaya kosa and pranamaya kosha. It is the cause of diversity, of I and mine. Sankara likens it to clouds that are brought in by the wind and again driven away by the same agency. Similarly, man’s bondage is caused by the mind, and liberation, too, is caused by that alone.

(Manomaya kosha is one of the five coverings of the Atman (ś), or Self according to Vedantic philosophy)

: MahaVastu: Hinduism

Manomaya Kosha is the domain of functions of the human mind. This is the central layer among the 5 Kosha. The function of this Kosha is primarily to receive information through 5 senses and process that information for manifestation of core purpose. Manomaya Kosha has 3 layers as recognized by contemporary psychology. They are conscious mind, sub-conscious and super conscious state of mind. In Medical Science these states are studied in brain wave theory and known as Beta, Alpha, Theta and Delta states of brain activity. Through Yogic or Tantric meditations, awareness is expanded to Alpha, Theta and Delta brain wave patterns, where an ordinary human being falls asleep, that's when Alpha waves are activated in the brain.

In Buddhism

General definition (in Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manomayakosha in Buddhism glossary
: Ananda Marga: Realsm of the Mind

The Subtle Mind is called the Manomaya Kosa. Man means "to think", and it is this layer of mind which gives the experience of pleasure and pain through thought, memory and dreams. This kosa is developed naturally through physical clash, and in Ananda Marga sadhana by pranayama with cosmic ideation.

India history and geography

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manomayakosha in India history glossary
: Yale Journal of Music & Religion: Ritual Music in Contemporary Brahmanical Tantric Temples of Kerala

ѲԴdzⲹś (मनोमयकोश) refers to the “mental sheath� and represents one of the Pañcaś or “five sheaths� of the Human Body which corresponds to the Pañcaprākāra (five enclosures) of the Temple.—The five sheaths are: the physical sheath (annamaya-ś), the vital body sheath (prāṇamaya-ś), the mental sheath (manomaya-ś), the intellectual sheath (vijñānamaya-ś), and the bliss sheath (anandamaya-ś). These five sheaths represent the physical body of the deity on the horizontal plane.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manomayakosha in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

manōmayaōś (मनोमयकोश).—m S The third of the five ōś or investments of the caitanya; viz. the principle in which inheres the consciousness of individuality (existence distinct from brahma) and the sense of property; the mind which affirms its personality and its proprietorship over its body and certain other externals. See pañcaōś.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Manomayakosha in Sanskrit glossary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ѲԴdzⲹś (मनोमयकोश) or ѲԴdzⲹṣa (मनोमयकोष).—the second of the five vestures or sheaths which are supposed to enshrine the soul.

Derivable forms: Դdzⲹś� (मनोमयकोश�), Դdzⲹṣa� (मनोमयकोष�).

ѲԴdzⲹś is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms manomaya and ś (को�).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѲԴdzⲹś (मनोमयकोश).—m.

(-ś�) The second of the five sheaths in which the soul is encased, (in Vedanta Phil.)

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ѲԴdzⲹś (मनोमयकोश):—[=mano-maya-ś] [from mano-maya > mano > man] m. the mental sheath (the 2nd of the subtle sheaths in which the soul is encased), [Vedāntasāra]

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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