sleeping vs bodily process

sleeping and bodily process both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sleeping	Yes	Yes	No	No
bodily process	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bodily process is a hypernym of sleeping; that is, bodily process is a word with a broader meaning than sleeping:

Other hypernyms of sleeping include activity, bodily function, body process.

sleeping (noun)	bodily process (noun)
the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate	an organic process that takes place in the body
quiet and inactive restfulness
the state of being asleep

sleeping (adjective)	bodily process (adjective)
lying with head on paws as if sleeping