Chakra
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chakra - Term used in Tantra
The term chakra can be variously translated as a wheel, disk or circle. Whilst it is usually associated with the centres of the subtle body (The Chakras), chakra can also refer to a group of sadhakas or deities, or a ritual (for example, chakrapuja). There is also a medieval Indian weapon known as a chakra - a thin, razor-edged circular disk (Think of that throwy thing which Xena the Warrior Princess had.
Shakta
The Indian Tantric tradition (Shakta) teaches that there are seven major chakras in humans:
