The 5 koshas or sheaths (Pancha kosha) were first outlined in the Taittiriya Upanishad.

The koshas, literally translated as "house" or "sheath", map the process of embodiment from unmanifest,

undifferentiated potential (the ocean) into the physical form of the body (the wave).

Each of the 5 koshas is named as follows :-
- Ananda (Bliss)
- Vijnana (Wisdom)
- Mana (Mental)
- Prana (Energy)
- Ana (Physical) bodies respectively.

Each body name is followed by the same suffixes: maya and kosha.

Thus the Ananda-maya-kosha would mean, The illusory sheath of bliss that appears to separate us from the whole

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The bliss body is the junction between formless Sources and form.
- It is the place where Shiva and Shakti or consciousness and energy meet and intermingle.
- It is experienced as a sense of pursuit silent joy.
- It is a space of abiding stillness and perfect contentment without cause or reason.
- There is no fear, desire, or sense of inadequacy.

The experience of love at the Bliss body is not emotional ecstasy, which has an opposite,

rather it is an spontaneous opening of the heart that is so overwhelming, tears may come to your eyes.

It leaves you with a feeling of great gratitude and oneness with everything.

Among the 5 koshas, this one reflects the Divine bliss of the Self.

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