The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (483 page)
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Cakra
(Skt., ‘wheel’). A centre of psychic energy in the body conceived as a
lotus
, especially in
Tantrism
. Six main cakras connected by the
su
umn
n
(in Buddhism called avadh
t
) came to be recognized in Hinduism, the
m
l
dh
ra
(‘root support’) at the base of the spine, the
sv
dhi
h
na
(‘own place’) in the genital region, the
ma
ip
ra
lotus
, especially in
Tantrism
. Six main cakras connected by the
su
umnn(in Buddhism called avadht) came to be recognized in Hinduism, them
ldhra(‘root support’) at the base of the spine, the
sv
dhihna(‘own place’) in the genital region, the
ma
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