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Brief explanation of the importance of 108:
1) In Ayurveda, there are 108 marma points that are vital for giving life to living beings
2) The powerful Sri chakra intersects at 54 points each with a masculine and feminine quality, totalling to 108
3) In Tantra, it is estimated that we breathe 21600 times every day out of which 10800 times are solar energy and 10800 times are lunar energy
4) The famous natya shastra written by Saint Bharata has 108 karanas (movement of hand and feet)
5) There are 54 letters in sanskrit each can be expressed as masculine(Shiva) and feminine(Shakti) totalling to 108.
6) Harshad Number - 108 is a Harshad Number which is an integer divisible by the sum of its digits (Harshad in sanskrit meaning great joy)
7) Some say that there are 108 feelings - 36 related to past, 36 related to present and 36 related to future.
8) The sacred river Ganga spans a longitude of 12 degrees (79 to 91) and latitude of 9 degrees (22 to 31) = 12 times 9 is 108
9) Some say 1 stands for Higher Truth, 0 for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice and 8 stands for eternity or infinity
10) In astrology, silver represents the moon and the atomic weight of silver is 108
11) The human soul is said to go through 108 stages on its journey
12) In Japan, at the end of a year, a bell is chimed 108 times to end the previous and welcome the new year. Each ring of the bell represents the 108 earthly temptations that a person must overcome to achieve nirvana.
Brief explanation of the importance of 108:
1) In Ayurveda, there are 108 marma points that are vital for giving life to living beings
2) The powerful Sri chakra intersects at 54 points each with a masculine and feminine quality, totalling to 108
3) In Tantra, it is estimated that we breathe 21600 times every day out of which 10800 times are solar energy and 10800 times are lunar energy
4) The famous natya shastra written by Saint Bharata has 108 karanas (movement of hand and feet)
5) There are 54 letters in sanskrit each can be expressed as masculine(Shiva) and feminine(Shakti) totalling to 108.
6) Harshad Number - 108 is a Harshad Number which is an integer divisible by the sum of its digits (Harshad in sanskrit meaning great joy)
7) Some say that there are 108 feelings - 36 related to past, 36 related to present and 36 related to future.
8) The sacred river Ganga spans a longitude of 12 degrees (79 to 91) and latitude of 9 degrees (22 to 31) = 12 times 9 is 108
9) Some say 1 stands for Higher Truth, 0 for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice and 8 stands for eternity or infinity
10) In astrology, silver represents the moon and the atomic weight of silver is 108
11) The human soul is said to go through 108 stages on its journey
12) In Japan, at the end of a year, a bell is chimed 108 times to end the previous and welcome the new year. Each ring of the bell represents the 108 earthly temptations that a person must overcome to achieve nirvana.
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