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(c̸hak′rə)

noun

in certain forms of yoga, any of the body centers, usually seven, that are considered sources of energy for psychic or spiritual power

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noun

One of the seven centers of spiritual energy in the human body according to yoga philosophy.

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Origin: Sanskrit cakram, wheel, circle; see k^wel-¹ in Indo-European roots

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