Origins of Prana
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Date
|
Location
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Name
|
Properties
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|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 BC | India | Prana | Basic source of all life |
| 3000 BC | China | Chi | Present in all matter |
| 500 BC | Greece / Pythagoras | Vital Energy | Luminous body that produces curves in time/space |
| 1500 AD | Europe / Illiaster | Vital force | used for healing |
Also defined as life force, universal life force, psychophysical energy, bio-energy, vital force, wind, energy, soul and chi in Chinese, ki in Japanese, orenda in Native American Indian, pneuma of the ancient Greeks. Prana and apana also stand for inhalation and exhalation respectively.