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noun
The second of three (or more) bodies that make up the fully embodied human in various Hindu philosophies.
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Usage: Hinduism
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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noun
The embodiment of the soul or mind; part of the bodymind of the human being in syncretic, esoteric philosophy.
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Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, occult, parapsychology, philosophy, pseudoscience, sciences
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noun
Those parts of the septenary, the 'seven principles of man' which constitute each human being, contrasted with the gross body, the physical human body.
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Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, occult, philosophy, sciences
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History
Translation of सूक्ष्म शरीर (sūkṣma-śarīra) or सूक्ष्म देह (sūkṣma-deha).
