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Lexically, chakra is the Indic reflex of an ancestral Indo-European form *kʷékʷlos, whence also "wheel" and "cycle" (Ancient Greek: κύκλος, romanized: kýklos). [10] [3] [4] It has both literal [11] and metaphorical uses, as in the "wheel of time" or "wheel of dharma", such as in Rigveda hymn verse 1.164.11, [12] [13] pervasive in the earliest Vedic texts.
The name of each of the 12 chakras suggest their ordinal number as well. [1] [4] Indu stands for the moon, of which we have only one – hence it is the first chakra. Nētra means eyes, of which we have two – hence it is the second. Agni is the third chakra it indicates three kinds of Agni (Dakshina, Ahavaniyam and gArhapatyam).
Hod is the tendency to control and break down energy into different forms, the two forms being contending and balancing forces. This is like the forces of anabolism and catabolism in the human body. Hod and Netzach are associated with the left and right legs and feet of the body. [8]
In some versions of the subtle body, there are actually several chakras, which are all closely related, at the top of the head. Rising from Ajna , [ 6 ] we have the Manas chakra on the forehead, [ 7 ] which is closely associated with Ajna.
Chakras are also part of the subtle body as taught by Tibetan Buddhism. Legend has it that the historical Buddha himself created the first depiction of the bhavachakra, and the story of how he gave the illustration to King Rudrāyaṇa appears in the anthology of Buddhist narratives called the Divyāvadāna .
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It is found in many other Vedic era texts, such as in section 10.7.42 of the Atharvaveda and many Brahmanas. [ 14 ] [ 20 ] In these and post-Vedic texts, the contextual meaning of Tantra is that which is "principal or essential part, main point, model, framework, feature". [ 14 ]
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