A special day today when we normally chant our Mantra 108 times! We also chant some mantras 1008 times!
Even many other times 108 is a special number!
One raised to the power of 1 added to 2 raised to the power of 2 added to three raised to the power of 3 will also give the number as 108!
Then you have cosmology!
Astronomically, the distance between the Earth and Sun is approximately 108 times the Sun’s diameter; similarly, the distance between the Earth and Moon is about 108 times the Moon’s diameter!
Mathematically, 108 is seen as representing the wholeness of existence and is a Harshad number (divisible by the sum of its digits)!
This may be the reason why the number 108 is considered sacred in many Eastern religions, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, and also holds significance in cosmology and mathematics. It’s often associated with spirituality, wholeness, and the interconnectedness of the universe!
Malas (prayer beads) often have 108 beads, used for counting repetitions of mantras or prayers!
We also have 108 Upanishads and there are 108 dance forms in Indian tradition and 108 vital points in the human body according to Ayurveda!
In some Buddhist traditions, the New Year’s Eve bell is struck 108 times to represent overcoming 108 earthly passions! It’s said Siddhartha Gautama conquered 108 demons to achieve enlightenment!
108 has various mathematical properties, being a semiperfect number, a tetranacci number, and divisible by its Euler’s totient function (φ)!
Finally the number is seen by some as representing the wholeness of existence!
The Sanskrit alphabet includes 54 letters, each with masculine and feminine forms—totaling 108!
In martial arts, 108 is also referenced in techniques and forms due to its symbolic importance!
All in all that’s 108 for you!
Another day done and dusted so fast! Remembering another famous Palakad personality Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar!
Shubh ratri!
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