chakra

[ chahk-ruh, chuhk- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Yoga.

any of the points of spiritual power located along the body, often given as six or seven in number, that are personified by gods and can be released through the proper exercises.

chakra

/ ˈtʃʌkrə; ˈtʃækrə /

Origin of chakra¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Sanskrit cakra, literally, “wheel”; wheel ( def )

Origin of chakra¹

C19: from Sanskrit cakra wheel, circle

Her jewelry sparkles with diamonds and tanzanite, the color of the vision chakra, part red, part blue.

Overcoming Fear The third chakra, at the solar plexus, manipura, is about overcoming fear and attaining a sense of belonging.

In Tantra, the seventh chakra is the crown chakra, the sahasrara chakra, located at the top of the head.

There were also many other gods unknown to us, who were worshipped in the shapes of big sea-shells, called Chakra.

The Pandavas went therefore to Eka-chakra and lived with a Brahman who had a wife and a daughter and an infant son.

Thereafter Pritha's son dragged the monster's body to the main gate of Eka-chakra.

A novice, on being initiated to the order, is branded with the figures of a Sankha (conch-shell) and Chakra (discus).

Some regard the chakra mudra as sufficient on occasions of emergency.

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