Re: [INDOLOGY] pañcakośa

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Since you mentioned "anthropology of tourism and embodiment" the post by
Prof. Artur Karp on the Sati myth explaining the locations of āṣṭādaśa
śakti pīṭhas which is discussed in various books on śakti pīṭhas exactly
fits here.

I saw an English book on śakti pīṭhas which my  late father consulted
during his research on the concept.  I am trying to recollect /locate the
same.

vāstu puruṣa is an example of embodiment of space which is more
relevant here.

For that matter , the concept of virāṭ puruṣa , its exposition in puruṣa
sūkta are examples of the significance of the concept of embodiment
including that of space in Vedic lore.

 Saskia C. Kersenboom-Story 's book Nityasumangali has a discussion on
Temple structure and its relation to the concept of body according to Yoga.
(This is a frequently discussed idea in many books on Hindu temple.)



On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Nagaraj Paturi <nagarajpaturi at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Dear Patrick,
>
>  *vedamūrti* and *śāntamūrti *kind of metaphors belong to a different
> category. They belong to the category of figurative expressions. We have a
> huge number of them.
>
> dharmamūrti, gurumūrti are the most frequent.
>
> rāmō vigrahavān dharmah type statements are similar.
>
> ātman as 'embodied' is found in expressions such as śārīraka mīmāmsā as
> the name for Brhmasutra( Bhashya)
>
> Cpomparable to kōśas is sthūla śarīra, sūkśma śarīra, kāraṇa (linga)
> śarīra. .
>
> On Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 2:39 PM, "Travis L. Smith" <tlsmith at snu.ac.kr>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Patrick,
>>
>>
>> I think the *locus classicus* is Taittirīya Up. 2.2, though the term
>> *kośa* is only used later: there, five "bodies" (*ātman*) are described.
>> I assume the term *kośa *came about because later Vedāntins
>> obviously used the term *ātman* only in a very precise technical sense,
>> whereas in the Upaniṣads the term was used a lot more fluidly.
>>
>>
>> All best,
>>
>>
>> Travis
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Travis L. Smith
>>
>> Associate Professor
>>
>> Department of Asian Languages and Civilizations
>>
>> Seoul National University
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>> Dear Friends,
>>
>> I'm writing a book chapter about the anthropology of tourism and
>> embodiment. I have decided to include various 'yogic' perspectives. I am
>> considering how to include classical ideas like *pañcakośa* concept with
>> contemporary practitioner-based ideas of embodiment.
>>
>> I would appreciate any suggestions and specific textual references that
>> possibly discuss the idea of 'embodiment'. Two that come to mind are
>> *vedamūrti* and *śāntamūrti*. Another is *samādhivigraha*, however, I do
>> not as yet have any textual sources for this term.
>>
>> I am curious to know about the first attested mention of the *pañcakośa*?
>> I am reading through the *pañcadaśī* text, which I have found mention in
>> secondary literature was maybe written in the 14th century. Although my
>> assumption is that the *pañcakośa* concept appears earlier than that.
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Patrick McCartney, PhD
>> Fellow
>> School of Culture, History & Language
>> College of the Asia-Pacific
>> The Australian National University
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> Nagaraj Paturi
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> Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.
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-- 
Nagaraj Paturi

Hyderabad, Telangana, INDIA.

Former Senior Professor of Cultural Studies

FLAME School of Communication and FLAME School of  Liberal Education,

(Pune, Maharashtra, INDIA )


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