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hara
hara (Jap.). In Japanese esoteric (see esoteric Buddhism) and martial arts practice, this refers to a spot in the human body about 3 inches below the navel in the middle of the abdomen. This place serves as the centre of gravity in martial arts and a place where the subtle energy of the body (ch'i) is collected and transformed in a manner metaphorically described as an alchemical process whereby cinnabar is heated and made into an elixir of immortality. For this reason, it is also called the ‘tanden’, or ‘cinnabar field’.
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "hara." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "hara." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-hara.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "hara." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-hara.html |
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JOHN BOWKER. "Hara." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Hara." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Hara.html JOHN BOWKER. "Hara." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Hara.html |
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