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It is important for Buddhism as a religion to have these sarira, or relics, to show its followers.
"Buddha's Skull Found in Nanking?" Jan 2008
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Q: Sri Aurobindo believes that the vijnanamaya sarira will not be attacked by disease, will not grow old, and will not die without one's desire.
Ramana Maharshi on Sri Aurobindo Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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The astral body, in her works, does not refer to the emotional body but to the etheric double or linga sarira.
The etheric double Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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Therefore the vijnanamaya sarira the body made of pure knowledge1 in which Self-knowledge can work naturally must be brought down on this earth.
Ramana Maharshi on Sri Aurobindo Tusar N Mohapatra 2006
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In fact, we find in all cultures words for this new body such as ka, ochema, sarira.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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In fact, we find in all cultures words for this new body such as ka, ochema, sarira.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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In fact, we find in all cultures words for this new body such as ka, ochema, sarira.
Experiencing the Next World Now Michael Grosso 2004
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With death, the gross body alone is dissolved The subtile body or form, called the Linga-sarira, and made up of what is called the Tanmatras of the primal elements, remains.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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By regulating the vital breaths and the senses, Yogins attain to Yoga puissance and succeed in roving wherever they please in their linga-sarira or subtile bodies.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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The gross body may be dissolved, but the linga sarira (composed of the subtlest elements) exists as a cause for the unborn Soul.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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