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108: A scientific and spiritual perspective of a Number That Echoes Through Eternity
Paperback
Series: Questioning the Obvious
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 10 2025
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.13 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Throughout human history, certain numbers have emerged as seemingly universal symbols & constants that transcend time, culture and geography. Among these, the number 108 stands out with an unusual ubiquity. It appears across spiritual traditions, architectural designs, astronomical measurements and even in modern cultural artifacts. As an engineer trained to discern patterns and question coincidences, I find this recurrence not merely intriguing but demanding a systematic investigation.
This book, 108 - A scientific and spiritual perspective of a Number That Echoes Through Eternity, is an exploration of 108 through the lens of logic and empirical inquiry. The goal is not to mystify but to demystify, to separate what can be explained by mathematics and natural phenomena from what belongs to the domain of symbolic meaning, while recognizing that both realms contribute to the enduring fascination with this number.
The question guiding this work is straightforward: Why 108?
- Why do astronomers note that the average distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately 108 times the Sun's diameter?
- Why does the average distance from Earth to the Moon similarly approximate 108 times the Moon's diameter?
- Why do malas in yoga and meditation almost universally contain 108 beads?
- Why do Vedic texts enumerate 108 Upanishads?
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