Chakra (disambiguation)
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Chakra or Chakram may refer to:
  • Chakra
    Chakra
    Chakra is a concept originating in Hindu texts, featured in tantric and yogic traditions of Hinduism and Buddhism. Its name derives from the Sanskrit word for "wheel" or "turning" .Chakra is a concept referring to wheel-like vortices...

    , a Sanskrit term meaning wheel or disc
  • Chakra, Bangladesh, a region in Bangladesh
    Bangladesh
    Bangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...

  • Chakram
    Chakram
    The chakram , sometimes called a war quoit, is a throwing weapon from India. Its shape is of a flat metal hoop with a sharp outer edge from in diameter...

    , a throwing weapon, often pronounced "chakra"

Religion

  • Sudarshana Chakra
    Sudarshana Chakra
    The Sudarshana Chakra is a spinning, disk-like super weapon with 108 serrated edges used by Lord Vishnu. The Sudarshana Chakra is portrayed on the right rear hand of the four hands of Vishnu, who also holds a Shankha in his left rear hand, a Gada in his right fore hand, and a Padma in his left...

    , the disc weapon of Vishnu
  • Dharmacakra
    Dharmacakra
    The Dharmachakra , lit. "Wheel of Dharma" or "Wheel of Life" is a symbol that has represented dharma, the Buddha's teaching of the path to enlightenment, since the early period of Indian Buddhism. A similar symbol is also in use in Jainism...

    , "Wheel of Dharma" or "Wheel of Law", a symbol of Buddhism

Entertainment

  • 12 Chakras of Melakarta ragas, each containing 6 musical scales that form the 72 Carnatic ragas
  • Chakra (film)
    Chakra (film)
    Chakra is a 1981 Hindi movie directed by Rabindra Dharmaraj. The film stars Smita Patil, Naseeruddin Shah and Kulbhushan Kharbanda.- Plot :The story would be horrific if it were not routine - even today, 30 years later...

    , Hindi film
  • Jeevitha Chakram
    Jeevitha Chakram
    Jeevitha Chakram is a 1971 Telugu film directed by C. S. Rao. Music for this film is provided by Bollywood famous Shankar Jaikishan with super-hit soundtrack. The singers are Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, P. Susheela and Bombay Sharada....

    , a 1971 Telugu film
  • Chakra (band), a South Korean pop musical group
  • Chakra (band, electronic)
    Chakra (band, electronic)
    Chakra is one of the artist names taken by the duo Richard Louis Simmonds and Stephen Christopher Jones. They produced trance music, usually sampling voices, notably working with Kate Cameron....

    , a group producing trance electronic music
  • The Chakras
    The Chakras
    The Chakras are an Irish alternative rock band from Dublin, Ireland.This young Dublin born, London based five piece commenced their journey almost two years ago, with an early show supporting Ian Brown in Dublin...

    , an Irish alternative rock band
  • Chakra, an elemental force that is used to create Jutsu in the anime and manga series Naruto (see Jutsu (Naruto)#Chakra)

Computing

  • Chakra (JScript engine)
    Chakra (JScript engine)
    Chakra is a JScript engine developed by Microsoft for its Internet Explorer 9 web browser. A distinctive feature of the 32-bit version of the engine is that it JIT compiles scripts on a separate CPU core, parallel to the web browser...

    , the JScript engine used in Internet Explorer 9
  • Chakra Linux
    Chakra Linux
    Chakra GNU/Linux is a Linux distribution originally based on Arch Linux and focused on the latest KDE software. According to DistroWatch Chakra GNU/Linux ranks among the 20 most popular Linux distributions and is well received by critics....

    , a Linux operating system formerly based on Arch Linux
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