Sahasrara chakra
Guru chakra
Nirvana chakra
Indu chakra
Manas chakra
Ajna chakra
Lalana chakra
Vishuddha chakra
Anahata chakra
Hrit chakra
Manipura chakra
Swathisthana chakra
Muladhara chakra
Sahasrara chakra
Guru chakra
Nirvana chakra
Manas chakra
Ajna chakra
Lalana chakra
Vishuddha chakra
Anahata chakra
Hrit chakra
Manipura chakra
Swathisthana chakra
Muladhara chakra
In the Tantric system, the Forehead Chakra is called the Indu or Chandra ("Moon"); it has sixteen petals, is white in colour, and corresponds to various virtuous spiritual states of consciousness such as mercy, gentleness, patience, non-attachment, etc. It is not the same as the Ajna chakra. Along with the Manas chakra it represents one of the spiritual centers between the Ajna and the Crown.
| Terminology | Tantric | chandra (chandra mandala), chandra mandala, kailasa, shakti, nadanta, soma |
| Vedic (late Upanishads) | indu, shitangshu mandala, sixteen-petalled anahata, shambhawa sthana | |
| Puranic | kailasa, shakti, vidya-pada | |
| Position | above manas | |
| Petals | number | sixteen, arranged from right to left |
| colour | moon-white | |
| Vrittis | on petals | sixteen in number, arranged from right to left |
| name | 1 mercy; 2 gentleness; 3 patience; 4 non-attachment; 5 control; 6 excellent- qualities; 7 joyous mood; 8 deep spiritual love; 9 humility; 10 reflection; 11 restfulness; 12 seriousness; 13 effort; 14 controlled emotion; 15 magnanimity; 16 concentration | |
| In the pericarp | a circular moon-region
a nine-cornered region (within the moon-region) the isle of gems (within the nine-cornered region) Shamhhu-bija (Hang) with sah in the form of a swan (within gems) Parashiva with his power Siddhakali) in the bindu of the Hang mantra |
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| Seat | Buddhi (intellective mind) | |
Layayoga
- an Advanced Method of Concentration by Shyam Sundar Goswami,
p.282. colour grafix on this pageare from same book
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