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Chakra

In Hindu and tantric/yogic traditions and other belief systems chakras are energy points or
knots in the subtle body. They are located at the physical counterparts of the major plexi
of arteries, veins and nerves. Chakras are part of the subtle body, not the physical body,
and as such are the meeting points of the subtle (non-physical) energy channels, called
nadiis. Nadiis are channels in the subtle body through which the life force (prana), or
vital energy moves. Various scriptural texts and teachings present a different number of
chakras. There are many chakras in the subtle human body according to the tantric texts,
but there are 7 chakras that are considered to be the most important ones.

Their name derives from the Sanskrit word for "wheel" or "turning", but in the yogic
context a better translation of the word is 'vortex or whirlpool'.

The concept of chakra features in tantric and yogic traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism.