the subtle body
“sūkṣma śarīra”
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liṅgaśarīra · seven subtle bodies · subtle body
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1 expressionLiṅgaśarīra“the subtle body”1 mention
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana (Sanskrit)
And that [subtle body], having arisen at the beginning of creation for all puruṣas, persists until the dissolution of prakṛti;
in the texts
Sāṃkhyatattvavivecana
The subtle body (liṅgaśarīra), an aggregate of intellect, I-maker, mind, the ten organs, and the five subtle elements, which transmigrates and derives from a single primal subtle body.
And that [subtle body], having arisen at the beginning of creation for all puruṣas, persists until the dissolution of prakṛti;
] "Having placed the subtle parts of these six [organs] of immeasurable power into [his own] self-portions, he fashioned all beings.
the Self-existent, having joined the subtle, minute parts of his own subtle body into [his] self-portions—the conscious portions of himself—created all living beings.
San Hyan Mahajnana
The subtle body, composed of mind, intellect, ego, the five winds, and vital breaths, later extended into a sevenfold scheme aligned with the states of consciousness.
*Are called the subtle body*.
the subtle body is proclaimed.
This is what is called the seven subtle bodies.