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🧘 Energy center ⭕ A wheel or disk 🛡️ A spinning weapon
chakra

chakra

1 9.9
A round throwing weapon held by Hindu gods
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɑːkrə/
: disco arrojadizo
  • The Sudarshana chakra is revered as a divine discus that symbolizes protection and righteousness in many Hindu texts.

Examples

  • Satellite pictures had shown a tight, smoky swirl like the negative image of a furiously spinning chakra out in the Bay of Bengal.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • In meditation, correctly aligned and unobstructed, the Creative Forces of God/dess can rise along spiritual and physical channels in our bodies and be disseminated through sensitive spiritual chakras.

    Blog text (14)

  • In Hindu mythology, the warrior god Vishnu wields the chakra as a powerful weapon during battles against evil.

  • During the festival, the dancers performed a performance that depicted the ancient legend of the chakra and its significance.

Synonyms

chakram
vschakra
1 9.9

A circular disc used as a sacred wheel symbol in South Asian temples

is a divine spinning weapon rather than only a symbol
cakra
vschakra
  • Indian
9.8

A round wheel or circle used as a symbol in Hindu and Buddhist art

is a specific divine discus used as a weapon rather than general

Surface Forms

chakra singular
chakras plural

Etymology

Chakra originally meant 'wheel' and came to name a disc-shaped weapon in Indian stories, like the famous Sudarshana Chakra used by the gods. So a chakra can mean a spinning disk or a thrown weapon that returns to its owner.