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Subtle body

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Noun
  1. 1
    The second of three (or more) bodies that make up the fully embodied human in various Hindu philosophies. Hinduism
  2. 2
    The embodiment of the soul or mind; part of the bodymind of the human being in syncretic, esoteric philosophy.
  3. 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.

Etymology

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

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