kosha

[ koh-shuh ]

noun

, Hinduism.

1. any of the five layers of physical and mental being composing the personal self, Atman being within the innermost layer.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kosha¹

From the Sanskrit word kośa

Example Sentences

Specially-appointed Rabbis see that the food is properly prepared, as everything must be kosha, or legally clean.

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To this end the railway was continued another hundred miles, from Kosha to Kerma, which point was reached in May, 1897.

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I have seen a kosha which is still in use in the neighbourhood of Badami.

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There is said to be a gold kosha set with jewels at Śringeri.

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To mark this individuality it was commonly enclosed in a metal case (kosha) bearing one or more human faces.

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