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'''Chakra''' (derived from the [[Sanskrit]] ''cakraṃ'' चक्रं, Phonetic pronunciation "chukr", Pali: chakka, Tibetan: khorlo, Malay: cakera) is a [[Sanskrit]] word that translates as ''wheel'' or ''disc''.  

'''Chakra''' (derived from the [[Sanskrit]] ''cakraṃ'' चक्रं, Phonetic pronunciation "chukr", Pali: chakka, Tibetan: khorlo, Malay: cakera) is a [[Sanskrit]] word that translates as ''wheel'' or ''disc''.  

There is a wide range of [[literature]] on the [[history]] and [[philosophy]] of chakras and, beside the traditional Indian [[spiritual]] practices and religions, the concept of chakras have become popular in Western [[culture]] with new-age religion and medical practitioners.

There is a wide range of [[literature]] on the [[history]] and [[philosophy]] of chakras and, beside the traditional Indian [[spiritual]] practices and religions, the concept of chakras have become popular in Western [[culture]] with new-age religion and medical practitioners.

Much of the original information on Chakras comes from the "[[Upanishads]]", which are difficult to date because they are believed to have been passed down orally for approximately a thousand years before being written down for the first time between 1200-900 BCE.

Much of the original information on Chakras comes from the "[[Upanishads]]", which are difficult to date because they are believed to have been passed down orally for approximately a thousand years before being written down for the first time between 1200-900 BCE.