The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (484 page)

(‘jewel city’) at the navel, the
an
hata
(‘unstruck’) at the heart, the vi
uddha (‘pure’) at the throat, and the
jña (‘command’) between the eyebrows. Just above here are two minor cakras: the
manas
and
soma
. Above the top of the head is the thousand-petalled lotus (
sahasr
ra padma
; or
a kamala
for Buddhists), the abode of bliss which is not classified as an ordinary cakra. See also
MA
ALA
.
For its meaning in non-Tantric Buddhism, see
DHAMMA-CAKRA
.

 
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