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Old 07-23-2022, 11:24 AM   #7
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Default Re: [Dungeon Fantasy] Non-East Asian inspirations for Martial Artists (and Ninja)

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Question for all: In historical belief systems outside of Asia, what might might be the closest equivalents to the "chi" of the Far East or the "prana" of Hinduism?)
In Classical Greece it was called Pneuma, and Christian mystics carried that term across Europe later on. In Arabic the word is Baraka, and in Hebrew Ruach. All the terms listed literally mean "breath" except baraka which means blessing. I don't recalls any other names offhand, but you won't go far wrong usually by looking for the local term for meditative breathing.
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