vijnanamaya
विज्ञानमय vijñānamayaThe self made of understanding or discernment, the fourth of the five sheaths in the Taittiriya Upanishad.
Where this term appears
- The Subtle Body: Nadis, Chakras, and Kundalini Yoga
Within that the vijnanamaya kosha , the sheath of discernment, the faculty that tells self from not-self.
- Not This, Not This Treatise
Within that the vijnanamaya kosha , made of vijnana , understanding or discerning intelligence.
- The Taittiriya Upanishad: the ladder of selves, from food to bliss Treatise
Within that is vijnanamaya , the self made of understanding, "Absorption is its trunk" (2.4).