An alternative spelling of chakra; in Hindu and Buddhist traditions, one of the energy centers in the body.
From Sanskrit 'chakra' meaning 'wheel.' This variant spelling 'cakra' reflects an older or more scholarly transliteration system of Sanskrit into English, preserving the direct consonant sound before the vowel.
Sanskrit scholars actually prefer 'cakra' as a more accurate transliteration because 'ch' in English sounds completely different from the Sanskrit sound, which linguists represent as 'c' when they're being precise!
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