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Śarīra-traya

The three bodies of Vedānta: the gross physical body, the subtle body and the causal body.

Also: three bodies

Vedānta and the Hindu traditions

Vedānta distinguishes three bodies. The gross body is the physical body experienced in waking. The subtle body, made of the vital breaths, the senses, mind and intellect, is the vehicle of dreams and passes from life to life. The causal body is beginningless ignorance itself, experienced in deep sleep. The self is the witness of all three.