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Mystical body of tantric meditation, flow of the life force
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Text surrounding the image is a mixture of Sanskrit and Old Gujarati and describes the mystical body of tantric meditation and the flow of the life force, prana, throughout the body. The image of the body is very similar to the Tashrih-i Mansur style of anatomy drawing.
Title: Mystical body of tantric meditation, flow of the life force
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Text surrounding the image is a mixture of Sanskrit and Old Gujarati and describes the mystical body of tantric meditation and the flow of the life force, prana, throughout the body.
The image of the body is very similar to the Tashrih-i Mansur style of anatomy drawing.
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