adhiṣṭhānaśarīra

adhiṣṭhānaśarīra Karmadh. n. (-ram) (In Sāṅkhya phil.) According

to some, an intermediate body between the liṅgaśarīra and sthūla-

śarīra (qq. vv.), one that is supposed to enable the subtle body

to assume the corporeity of gross body. E. adhiṣṭhāna and śarīra.

adhi-ṣṭhāna—deha or adhi-ṣṭhā́na—śarīra, n. the intermediate body which serves to clothe and support the departed spirit during its several residences in the Pitṛ-loka or world of spirits (also called the Preta-śarīra).