>>40631931
Hinduism - 72,000 nadis: subtle energy channels in yogic anatomy.
- Linked to precession cycles (72 years = 1° shift) in Vedic cosmology.
Buddhism - Some esoteric texts mention 72 types of defilements or gates to insight (non-canonical).
- Tibetan Buddhism may adopt numerology via syncretism with Hindu or Taoist systems.
Taoism - 72 Transformations: mystical shapeshifting learned by Sun Wukong.
- 72 Shaolin Arts: martial and energetic techniques linked to internal alchemy.