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Chakra

2 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means in yogic tradition, one of several energy centers in the human body
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Stage 1 of 2
chakra
Sanskrit · ancient
"wheel, energy center"
literally "wheel", referring to centers of energy in the body
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Stage 2 of 2
chakra
English · 1800s-1900s
"a center of spiritual energy in the body"
adopted through the spread of yogic and tantric philosophy
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