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<noinclude>'''Subtle channels''' (Skt. ''nadi'';  Tib. ''tsa''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtsa'') — </noinclude>There are 72,000 subtle channels in the body, but the three principal ones are:  
<noinclude>'''Subtle channels''' (Skt. ''nāḍi'';  Tib. ''tsa''; [[Wyl.]] ''rtsa'') — </noinclude>There are 72,000 subtle channels in the body, but the three principal ones are:  


*the [[central channel]] (Skt. ''avadhūtī''; Tib. ''uma''; Wyl. ''dbu ma''), running parallel to the spine,  
*the [[central channel]] (Skt. ''avadhūtī''; Tib. ''uma''; Wyl. ''dbu ma''), running parallel to the spine,  

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Subtle channels (Skt. nāḍi; Tib. tsa; Wyl. rtsa) — There are 72,000 subtle channels in the body, but the three principal ones are:

  • the central channel (Skt. avadhūtī; Tib. uma; Wyl. dbu ma), running parallel to the spine,
  • the right channel (Skt. rasanā; Tib. roma; Wyl. ro ma) and
  • the left channel (Skt. lalanā; Tib. kyangma; Wyl. rkyang ma), which run either side of the central channel.

The right and left channels coil around the central one at a number of points to form a series of "knots". Along the central channel are situated a number of “channel wheels,” the chakras or energy-centers, from which channels branch off like the ribs of an umbrella.

Alternative Translations

  • Energy channels