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Chakra vs Kundalini - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between chakra and kundalini

is that chakra is any of (at least more than) seven centres of spiritual energy in the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy while kundalini is an energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine, which can be released by yoga.

chakra

English

(wikipedia chakra)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Hinduism, Ayurveda) Any of (at least more than) seven centres of spiritual energy in the body, according to Ayurveda philosophy.

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    kundalini

    English

    (wikipedia kundalini)

    Noun

  • (yoga) An energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine, which can be released by yoga.
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 131:
    • For us it is, of course, a symbol of the caduceus of Aesculapius, of the spinal column, of the kundalini -serpent of the Indians – you will be able to trace the ancestry of the idea through many continents and many religions.

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