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RESURRECTION AND REINCARNATION M.M.NINAN This is very similar to the Hellenistic Hermetic and Neoplatonic model where they are called ochema - the vehicles. In the hermetic model the death means the discarding, first of the physical, then in time leaves the successive subtle vehicles, until only the immortal Spirit, the Nous, remains. Gnostics associate these five with the following Kaballistic Jewish Mysticism http://gnosticteachings.org/the-teachings-of-gnosis • The physical body; the sephirah Malkuth • The vital body; the sephirah Yesod • The astral body; the sephirah Hod • The mental body; the sephirah Netzach 79
RESURRECTION AND REINCARNATION M.M.NINAN • The causal body; the sephirah Tiphereth The Koshas are mentioned in the Mandukya Upanishad, the Taittiriya Upanishad and the Moksha Gita. The Koshas are listed below: - • Annamaya Kosha, Food sheath – Physical Body - Causal Body (Karana Sarira) This is the sheath of the physical self, named because it is nourished by food. Death is the dissolution of this sheath. • Pranamaya Kosha , Vital Sheath – Etheric Body Pranamaya means composed of prana, the vital principle, the force that vitalises and holdstogether the body and the mind. Prana pervades the whole organism; its manifestation is the breath. • Manomaya Kosha , Mental Sheath – Astral Body Manomaya means composed of manas or mind. The mind (manas) along with the five sensory organs is said to constitute the Manomaya Kosa. The Astral Body is an exact replica of the physical body but composed of finer matter and is the instrument 80
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