Significance of 108

Significance of 108

Diameter of the Sun is 108 times more than the diameter of our Earth.

Distance from the Sun to the Earth is 108 times the diameter of Sun.

Average distance from Earth to the Moon is 108 times the diameter of the Moon.

108 vital points are in the human body as per Ayurveda which are extremely vital for giving life for living beings.

Sri Sri Chakra yantra, which is very powerful, intersects at 54 points, with a masculine and feminine quality each, totaling up to 108.

As per Astrology, there are 12 houses and 9 planets, which equals 108, also, there are 12 constellations and 9 arc segments called Namshas or Chandrakalas, product of 9 and 12 is 108.

Tantra practitioners say that, on an estimate, we breathe 21,600 times everyday out of which 10,800 are solar energy and 10,800 are lunar energy. (108×100=10,800).

‘The Natya Shastra’ written by the holy saint Bharata has 108 karnas (movement of hand and feet).

In Sanskrit , there are 54 letters each of which can be mentioned as Shiva (masculine) and Shakti (feminine), making it a total of 108

There are 108 Puranas.

There are 108 Upanishads.

Powers of 1, 2, 3 in math is 1, 4 and 27 respectively and the product of these three taken together is 108

108 is considered to be a Harshad number, which is an integer divisible by the sum of its digits. In Sanskrit, Harshad means ‘great joy.

There are 108 earthly desires in mortals.

Chakra Practitioners sat that there are 108 intersecting energy lines which converge to form the heart chakra.

With pranayama, It is believed that a person achieves enlightenment if he stays calm enough to take only 108 breaths in a day.

There are three intersecting lines on the Marmas on the Shri Yantra. There are 54 such intersections, each with a masculine and a feminine, Shiva and Shakti, qualities. This makes it 108 points which define the Sri Yantra as well as the human body.

Angle formed by two adjacent lines in a pentagon sums up to 108 degrees.

Sacred river Ganga stretches to a longitude of 12 degrees and latitude of 9 degrees.

In chanting malas, there are 108 beads in a mala.

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