A few interesting and curious facts about the especially cult number 108, about which there are many references in the most ancient culture of the planet - the Vedic culture and the Vedas..
It is worth realizing that you can take any two numbers and find a connection between them (as many connections as you like), but still - quite entertaining. So, where else can you find the number 108:
Have you ever wondered why the usual rosary from the East called mala always consists of 108 beads?
In the photo, the feet of the Reclining Buddha are 5 m long, which depict 108 mother-of-pearl scenes from the life of the Buddha.
The number 108 in the Vedas is considered the magical number of perfection and success. Having made 108 attempts in any kind of activity - training, repetitions, etc. - a person reaches a certain level of perfection.
If you have ever studied the practice of a mantra, you have probably been told that the mantra should be chanted at least 108 times a day, not 15 minutes a day. Why?
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In Japan, the Zen Temple bell rings 108 times to herald the coming of the New Year. Obviously, this number has some meaning. But why isn't a rounded number like 100 used? The first Vedic saints were famous mathematicians and actually invented our number system.
The number 108 was definitely taken for one simple reason: 108 represents all of being. And here are some arguments to prove why this is so:
1). The number 9 represents integrity, and the number 108 adds up to 9.1 + 0 + 8 = 9.
Interestingly, multiplying ANY number 9 times, adding up all the numbers turns out 9! 1x9 = 9. 2x9 = 18. 1 + 8 = 9. 285x9 = 2565. 2 + 5 + 6 + 5 = 18. 1 + 8 = 9. 8543x9 = 76887. 7 + 6 + 8 + 8 + 7 = 36. 3 + 6 = 9.
The logic of all this is that 9 represents wholeness or God and everything is God, because God is in everything!
2). 9 planets move through 12 signs and form the whole existence. 9 x 12 = 108
3). 27 nakshatras or lunar constellations, each have 4 parts (pads). The 27 nakshatras are also subdivided into 4 elements - fire, earth, air, water. This also structures the whole existence. 27 x 4 = 108
4). According to ancient texts, the universe is built of 108 elements. In the periodic table of chemical elements, their number is slightly more than 108.
five). The diameter of the sun is 108 times that of the earth (plus or minus a few miles).
6). The approximate distance from Earth to the Sun is equivalent to 108 Suns lined up (plus or minus a few miles).
7). The approximate distance from the Earth to the Moon is equivalent to 108 moons in a row (plus or minus a few miles).
And further…
So, where else can you find the number 108:
- 108 - the sacred number of Hinduism;
- 108 - the number of Buddha;
- 108 - symbolizes the sky;
- 108 is obtained by multiplying the number 9 (7 planets and 2 phases of the moon) by 12 (the number of solar signs
zodiac);
- 108 Upanishads and laws that govern the life of man and the entire universe in Hinduism;
- 108 prayer cylinders are installed around the Bodhnath stupa in Kathmandu, which
pilgrims walk 108 times, in the same place - 108 niches with deities;
- 108 especially revered temples in India;
- 108 ° - the angle at which the western mirror of the sacred mountain Kailash in India is curved, two
its northern mirrors have bends of 30 ° and 78 °, which add up to 108 °;
- 108 sinful feelings that hinder a person on his path to enlightenment;
- 108 basic yoga poses;
- 108 years - the length of the cycle of lunar eclipses (total lunar eclipses occur every 108
years old);
- 108 beads in a Shaiva rosary;
- 108 ° (and 120 °) - angles in stable "hydrogen rings" that form in the water between its
molecules;
- 108 new federal laws are envisaged to be created in accordance with
document Main directions of social and economic development of the Russian Federation
for the long term until 2010”;
- 1x (2x2) x (3x3x3) = 108 (hyperfactorial 3 - read below);
- 108 m is the length of the sides of the base of the Mikkerin pyramid;
- 108x1.0810 m - the pyramids of Cheops;
- 108x1,089 m - Khafre pyramids
- 108x1010 m / h is the speed of light in vacuum;
- Mass of the Sun - 1089x109 t;
- The volume of the Earth - 108x1010 km3;
- The speed of the Earth around the Sun is 108x103 km / h;
- Distance from Venus to the Sun - 108x106 km;
- 108x10-10 cm is the ratio of the length of the DNA nucleotide pair to the number of PI;
- 108 ° - the angle that occurs when constructing the "golden section";
- 108 min - time of flight around the Earth in the most stable orbit.
And some extra math:
Hyperfactorial of number 3: 1 ^ 1 * 2 ^ 2 * 3 ^ 3
The inside angle of a regular pentagon in degrees.
It is included in the discriminant in Cardano's formula used to solve cubic equations.
And another number 108 in science (chemistry, element):
108 - Atomic number of Hassiah. Chassium (Latin Hassium, denoted by the symbol Hs; historical names eka-osmium, unniloktium) is the 108th chemical element.
Properties: radioactive. The metal appears to be solid at 298 K (25 ° C). The color is unknown, but probably metallic and silvery white or gray.
Application: Chassius is an artificially synthesized element that does not occur in nature. Not used anywhere.