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Significance Of The Number 108
We have come across the number 108 numerous times while discussing religion. It is considered auspicious in most of the religions of the world. Most of the malas contain 108 beads. There is a provision of taking 108 Parikramas in many temples of the Hindus. Here is a list which signifies the importance of the number. Take a look.
1. There are 108 movements in the Tandava dance. Tandava is a dance that Shiva does when he is angry. Lord Shiva also had 108 Ganas. This is why Lingayats use malas of 108 beads for meditation.
2.The River Ganga also has 108 dimensions. The Ganga has a latitude spreading over nine degrees and the longitude over twelve degrees. Both the numbers when multiplied give 108.
3. Lord Krishna had 108 followers known as Gopis in the Vrindavan. The names of these followers are recited using 108 beaded mala. According to the Sri Vaishnavite tradition there are 108 Divya Deshams of Lord Vishnu. These are the temples dedicated to Lord Vishnu, as revered in some Tamil verses.
4. There are twenty seven constellations in the galaxy, Milky way. These constellations have four dimensions each. The number twenty seven and four give the product 108.
5. The distance of the Earth and the Sun is 108 times the diameter of the Sun. Similarly the distance between the Earth and the Moon also is 108 times that of the diameter of the moon.
6. In Jainism the total number of Karma Influx is 108. There are four Kashays identified as anger, pride, conceit and greed. The number of Karanas are three-mind, speech and action. The stages of planing are also three. These are planning, procurement and commencement and similarly the number ways of executions are also three;which are own action, getting things done and approval of the action done. All multiplied give the number of Karma influx - 108.
7.According to Jainism there are six type of senses. These are hear, smell, taste, touch, sight and consciousness. These senses can be further divided on the basis of the feelings they give, that is whether pleasant, painful or neutral. Once again they are divided into two on the basis of origin - whether they are internally generated or externally generated. And yet again whether they are of past present or future. Six senses, three types of feelings, type of origin and the three types of time all multiply to give the number 108.
8.Tibetan Budhist Malas have 108 beads. They wear these malas around their wrist. According to a Buddhist Literature, Buddha has given 108 statements which are mistakenly believed to be related to the numberof steps in many temples, which is 108
9. In the Buddhist temples of Japan, the bells are chimed 108 times to welcome the new year and to end the old one. This is related to the 108 earthly temptations that a human being has to overcome in order to achieve the aim of salvation.
10.
Many
martial
arts
trace
back
their
origin
to
Hinduism
and
Buddhism.
It
is
believed
according
to
Ayurveda
that
there
are
108
pressure
points
in
the
body.
These
are
the
points
where
the
flesh
of
a
man
and
his
spirit
or
the
consciousness
intersect.
It
is
upon
their
intersection
that
life
is
given
to
the
body.
11. 108 degrees Fahrenheit is the internal temperature of the body at which the vital human organs begin to fail due to overheating.
12. In Sikhism also a sacred mala of wool is divided into 108 knots.
14. There are 54 alphabets in the Sanskrit Language. These have a feminine and a masculine form. The number of alphabets of both the forms add up to 108.
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