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'''Vigyanamaya kosha''' is one of the [[Panchakosha|five koshas]] that cover [[Ātman (Hinduism)|Atman]]. Vigyanamaya kosha literally means a shell that is composed of [[wisdom]] ([[Vijñāna|vijnana]]) or intellect. It is the fourth covering of Atma.<ref name="vigyananamaya kosha">{{cite web|author=Veda, Vedic knowledge online |url=http://veda.wikidot.com/vigyananamaya-kosha |title=vigyananamaya kosha|publisher=veda.wikidot.com |date= |accessdate=2013-09-18}}</ref><br />
It is also the first layer of the causal mind located in the Vishudda chakra, the Ajna chakra and the Sahasrara chakra. Metaphysically, it is considered the first embodiment of light.<ref name="Vigyanamaya Kosha - The Sheath of Intuition ">{{cite web|author=Francesca Boyle, RYT500, SOYA, Sandpoint Idaho|url=http://www.soyayoga.com/archivearticles_vigyananamaya_kosha.html |title=Vigyananamaya Kosha - The Sheath of Intuition |publisher=South Okanagan Yoga Academy |date= |accessdate=2013-09-18}}</ref><br />
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==The Vigyananamaya kosha according to Swami Sivananda==<br />
The Vigyananamaya Kosha consists of the intellect in conjunction with the five organs of knowledge or the Jnana-Indriyas. During sleep it gets involution or Laya along with [[Chidabhasa]] or the reflection of Pure Consciousness. During waking state it is the doer. It is an effect like a jar and is inanimate. It shines in borrowed feathers. It borrows its light temporarily from its source, just as the moon borrows its light from the sun. It is not the eternal Self.<ref name="Moksha Gita">{{cite web|author=Swami Krishnananda|url=http://www.swami-krishnananda.org/moksha/moksh_09.html |title=Moksha Gita by Swami Sivananda|publisher=Swami Krishnananda Divine Life Society |date= |accessdate=2013-09-19}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Vigynana]]<br />
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