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Subtle body means something in Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Subtle body (in Tibetan: phra mo'i lus; Sanskrit: sukṣmaśarīra) — In tantric theory, the network of channels that interpenetrates, and is more basic than, the gross physical body. Manipulation of the consciousnesses, breath-related energies, and hormonal drops that move through these channels is basic to advanced meditative practice on the completion stage of highest yoga tantra .
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: The, The, Body, Te.
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Search found 158 books and stories containing Subtle body, The subtle body; (plurals include: Subtle bodies, The subtle bodies). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Contribution of Vachaspati-Mishra to Samkhya System (by Sasikumar. B)
Chapter 4.1d - Bhautikasarga (Physical evolution)
Chapter 4 - Psychological, Phenomenological and Ethical Concepts (Introduction)
The concept of Creation in the Major Upanisads (by C. Poulose)
3. The Subtle Body (suksma-sarira) < [Chapter 4 - Concept of Creation in the Major Upanishads]
10. The Gross Body (sthula-sarira) < [Chapter 4 - Concept of Creation in the Major Upanishads]
12. The Causal body < [Chapter 4 - Concept of Creation in the Major Upanishads]
Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verse 2.11 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Verse 4.6 < [Chapter 4 - Jñāna-Yoga (Yoga through Transcendental Knowledge)]
Verse 2.28 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]
Samkhya thoughts in the Mahabharata (by Shini M.V.)
The five Mahābhūtas (physical elements) < [Chapter 2 - The Principles of Sāṃkhya Philosophy]
The doctrine of Kośas (five sheaths) < [Chapter 3 - The Philosophical Tenets in the Śānti-parva]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - Vedāntic Cosmology < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
Part 5 - The Foetus and the Subtle Body < [Chapter XIII - Speculations in the Medical Schools]
Part 6 - Nature of Agency (Kartṛtva) and the Illusion of World Creation < [Chapter XII - The Philosophy of the Yogavāsiṣṭha]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter IV.b - Two bodies of the Self (subtle and gross) < [Chapter IV - The concept of Self]
Chapter V.c - Prabhācandra’s refutation of Bauddha and Sāṃkhya view of Karman < [Chapter V - Bondage and Liberation]
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