Meaning

3 senses
  1. (Hinduism)The second of three (or more) bodies that make up the fully embodied human in various Hindu philosophies.

  2. The embodiment of the soul or mind; part of the bodymind of the human being in syncretic, esoteric philosophy.

  3. Those parts of the septenary, the 'seven principles of man' which constitute each human being, contrasted with the gross body, the physical human body.

Origin

Translation of सूक्ष्म शरीर (sūkṣma-śarīra) or सूक्ष्म देह (sūkṣma-deha).

Translation of सूक्ष्म शरीर (sūkṣma-śarīra) or सूक्ष्म देह (sūkṣma-deha).

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Forms

plural: subtle bodies
Singularsubtle body
Pluralsubtle bodies

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

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