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  2. Nyasa (ritual) - Wikipedia

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    Each mantra is associated with a specific nyasa. There are various types of nyasas, [ 2 ] the most important of them being kara nyasa and anga nyasa. The number seven is commonly written before nyasa mantras in ritual handbooks, indicating that the seven bijaksaras (sacred letters) should be recited before the mantra.

  3. Biometric device - Wikipedia

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    A biometric device is a security identification and authentication device. Such devices use automated methods of verifying or recognising the identity of a living person based on a physiological or behavioral characteristic.

  4. Prayer wheel - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, a mantra is written in Ranjana script or Tibetan script, on the outside of the wheel. The mantra Om mani padme hum is most commonly used, but other mantras can also be used. Prayer wheels sometimes depict dakinis and the eight auspicious symbols (ashtamangala). At the core of the cylinder, as the axle of the wheel, is a "life ...

  5. Fingerprint scanner - Wikipedia

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    There are four types of fingerprint scanners: [7] optical scanners, capacitance scanners, ultrasonic scanners, and thermal scanners.The basic function of every type of scanner is to obtain an image of a person's fingerprint and find a match for it in its database.

  6. Astra (weapon) - Wikipedia

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    Astras are supernatural weapons invoked using mantras. In battle, a warrior would use a mantra to convert any weapon (usually an arrow) into a divine weapon. Astras comprise four classes of weapons. The origin of Astras is elaborated in the Ahirbudhnya Samhita, a dialogue between Sage Narada and Shiva.

  7. Transcendental Meditation technique - Wikipedia

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    The technique is recommended for 20 minutes twice per day. [10] According to the Maharishi, "bubbles of thought are produced in a stream one after the other", and the Transcendental Meditation technique consists of experiencing a "proper thought" in its more subtle states "until its subtlest state is experienced and transcended".

  8. Contactless fingerprinting - Wikipedia

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    A 30-page white paper titled "Risks and Opportunities of Contactless Biometrics" [3] identified "spoofing as a serious limitation, and ranks what people know (password, challenge question) and what they have (keycard, identify "token") higher than biometrics.

  9. Yantra - Wikipedia

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    When used as talismans, yantras are viewed as representing a deity who can be called on at will by the user. They are traditionally consecrated and energized by a priest, including the use of mantras closely associated with the specific deity and yantra. Practitioners believe that a yantra that is not energized with a mantra is lifeless. [9]