![]() There are 722 deities contained in the Kalachakra (720 plus Siva and Durga). There has been no direct translations from the original Sanskrit to English as of yet (2004). The Tantra was translated a few hundred years ago into Tibetan and parts of the Tibetan text have been translated into English with Tibetan Buddhist commentary. The third book deals with tantric initiation into the Kalachakra path and the fourth and fifth books relate more to sadhana and meditation. The second chapter is related to the inner Kalachakra and related to the nadis (energy channels) and movement of prana relative to Jyotish. Literally, Kala means time and Chakra means wheel. The Kalachakra is a wheel of time, almost a calendar in its self. The first book is on the outer Kalachakra and has the large amount of Jyotish information. Simple uses are mentioned in common texts like Prasna Marga and Jataka Parijata, but there is an entire Tantra written called the “Kalachakra Tantra”. The Kalachakra is an elaborate system of Tantric astrology. It is important for the fuller understanding of the foundations of the nakshatra’s use and categorization. This chapter is just introducing the subject and bringing to use certain techniques to show the depth of the use of the nakshatras. The Kalachakra is an elaborate system of astrology in itself and would take voluminous books to explain fully.
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