Prayers - Why 108 Part 3

The sacred 108 Part 3

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Planets and Houses: In astrology, there are 12 houses and 9 planets. 12 times 9 equals 108.

Epic significance:

Gopis of Krishna: In the Krishna tradition, there were said to be 108 gopis or maid servants of Krishna.

Fine Arts Significance:

Dance: There are 108 forms of dance in the Indian traditions.

Miscellaneous:

An official Major League Baseball has 108 stitches.

108 is the name of a community of and for open source developers, created by Red Hat.

There are 108 cards in a deck of UNO cards.

In India, 108 (1-0-8) is the toll-free emergency telephone number.

References:

http://koenraadelst.bharatvani.org/articles/misc/why108.html

http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/717

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/108_%28number%29

http://www.salagram.net/108meaning.html

http://humanityhealing.net/2011/08/the-mystic-meaning-of-the-number-108/