The gross body is made up of seven dhatus.Sapta is seven in Sanskrit.
The dhatus can be roughly translated as "components".
Arthur Osborne uses the word "humours". These are --
1. skin
2. flesh
3. blood
4. nerves
5. fat (cholosterol)
6. veins
7. bones
Bhagavan Ramana says this in Who am I? to Sivaprakasam Pillai at the age of 21!
He also mentions five Jnana indriyas, five cognitive organs. These are --
1. Hearing (ears)
2. Touch (skin)
3. Sight (eyes)
4. Taste (tongue)
5. Smell (nose)
He also mentions five Karma Indriyas, five conative organs. These are --
1. Speech (mouth)
2. Locomotion (legs)
3. Grasping (hands)
4. Excretion (anus)
5. Procreation (genitals)
There are five pranas, five vital airs. These are -
1. Prana
2. Apana
3. Vyana
4. Udhana
5. Samana
Sri Sankara's Viveka Choodamani, also mentions about these.
Friday, March 5, 2010
Types Of Dhatus , Jnana Indriyas , Karma Indriyas and Five Pranas
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