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Chakra
//ˈt͡ʃɑː.kɹə// noun
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Noun
- 1 Any of (at least) seven centres of spiritual energy in or near the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy. Hinduism
"In the etheric body of a yogini in meditation, the polarity is, therefore, not between the brain and the genitals, the second and sixth chakras, but between the inner sexuality of the womb and the heart."
- 2 Synonym of hackery.
"...bahlis, chakras, bullock-carts, dolis, tattus, palkis, miyanas, kharkharinas, bajras and chaupalas, were the common vehicles."
Etymology
From Hindi चक्र (cakra) and directly from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra, “wheel, disc, cycle”). As a synonym for hackery, either a correction or hypercorrection of that term based on one of its proposed etymologies. Doublet of chakram, charkha, chukker, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.
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