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śarīra / body

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Defined as that which an intelligent being can completely control, support for its own purposes, and is entirely subordinate to it. Significantly, the entire universe, including both conscious and unconscious entities, is the body of Brahman.

  • See original: yasya cetanasya yad dravyaṁ sarvātmanā svārthe niyantuṁ dhārayituṁ ca śakyam, taccheṣataikasvarūpaṁ ca, tat tasya śarīram (Śrībhāṣya 2.1.9).