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'''Nāḍī''' (devanāgarī: नाडी) is a [[Sanskrit]] term meaning "vein", "nerve" or "tube". The ''nadis'' are the channels through which, in traditional Indian medicine and spiritual science, the energies of the subtle body are said to flow. They connect at special points of intensity called chakras.
'''Nāḍī''' (devanāgarī: नाडी) is a [[Sanskrit]] term meaning "vein", "nerve" or "tube". In traditional Indian medicine the ''nadis'' are the channels through which the life-force known as [[prana]] and other energies flow. They connect at special points of intensity called [[chakras]]. Amongst these nadis, three are of the utmost importance: ''suṣumṇā'', ''ida'', and ''piṅgala''.
 
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Nāḍī (devanāgarī: नाडी) is a Sanskrit term meaning "vein", "nerve" or "tube". In traditional Indian medicine the nadis are the channels through which the life-force known as prana and other energies flow. They connect at special points of intensity called chakras. Amongst these nadis, three are of the utmost importance: suṣumṇā, ida, and piṅgala.

[Category:Sanskrit terms]]