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Vishuddha

Vishuddha is the fifth primary chakra according to the Indian Tantric tradition (Shakta).

Associations

Vishuddha is positioned at the neck region and it has sixteen petals corresponded to the Sanskrit vowels.

It is associated with the deities Ambara, Sadashiva, Shakini and the element Space (Akasha).

Alternative names

  • Tantra: Akasha, Dwyashtapatrambuja, Kantha, Kanthadesha, Kanthambhoja, Kanthambuja, Kanthapadma, Kanthapankaja, Nirmala-Padma, Shodasha, Shodasha-Dala, Shodasha-Patra, Shodashara, Shodashollasa-Dala, Vishuddha, Vishuddhi
  • Vedas (late Upanishads): Kantha Chakra, Vishuddha, Vishuddhi
  • Puranic: Vishuddha, Vishuddhi

See also

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Referenced By

Chakra | Chakrology | Hesychastic centres of prayer | List of Spirituality-related topics | List of Spirituality related topics | List of Spirituality topics | List of topics in Spirituality | Vritti

 

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