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Chakras, in Hindu metaphysical tradition and other belief systems, are centers of Prāṇa, life force, or vital energy. Chakras correspond to vital points in the physical body i.e. major plexuses of arteries, veins and nerves. Texts and teachings present different numbers of chakras.
- The Chakras and their Petals
It will become evident in this article that the petal count...
- Five chakras
The chakra system in Buddhism developed differently from...
- The Chakras and their Petals
A Tibetan thangka with a diagram showing six chakras—a root chakra, a chakra at the sex organs, one at the navel, one at the heart, another at the throat and the last one located at the crown. [ 48 ]
It will become evident in this article that the petal count for each chakra is related to certain specific groupings of vertebrae and certain specific groupings of nerve pairs in the peripheral nervous system (PNS) that emanate from the spinal column through the vertebrae.
In Tibetan Tantric Buddhism, five chakras are visualized as the connecting points of the three channels: central, left and right. Although in Tibetan Buddhist (Tantra) practice there can be four, five, seven or ten chakras, we mainly speak of five critical chakras of the “subtle body.”
The chakra system in Buddhism developed differently from that practiced by yogis in India. One develops the three “meridians” or channels and five chakras by means of the Mind (Heart) Wind Bright Spots (Point) Dharma and other advanced tantric practice.
Introduction to Kalachakra, a tantra system for overcoming the ravages of time and attaining enlightenment.
According to Buddhist tantra and traditional Tibetan medicine, the channels of the subtle body intersect at various "nodes" which are called chakra (Skt. cakra; literally "wheels"). The number of chakra along the central channel vary according to different tantric traditions. [1]
