Talk:108 (number)

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The page says 108 is a Tetranacci number, this page redirects to Fibonacci number, and 108 is not a Fibonacci number, since the first ones are 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, 233, 377, 610, 987, 1597, 2584, 4181, 6765, 10946, … So either it is not a Tetranacci number or Tetranacci number should not redirect to Fibonacci number if they are not the same thing. --ReiVaX 18:07, 2 October 2005 (UTC)

Tetranacci numbers are distinct from Fibonacci numbers, but they're defined later in the Fibonacci number article. I've made that link point to the appropriate section. 4pq1injbok 13:37, 3 October 2005 (UTC)

Quote: "The number of beads on a Mala (Sanskrit word for a rosary of beads) usually has beads for 108 repetitions of a mantra."

Problem with that sentence: the word "Mala" is linked to an article that does not cover malas (prayer beads on a string for counting mantras during meditation), but another meaning of mala: first sentence of link target is: "The Malas are a large geographically dispersed caste found in Andhra Pradesh and several other states of India."

[edit] 108 "earthly desires"

A quick google showed that the majority of any source that confirms this, is actually a budist site that does not corelate with the context. 108 may be signifigant in japan, but there needs to be accurate sources to dictate that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 131.247.241.212 (talk) 07:12, 9 January 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Reliable sources for the term dharmic religions?

Where are the reliable sources that use the term dharmic religions in the context of this article? Dharmic religions is a now deleted obscure neologism and should not be used throughout Wikipedia. a good alternative is Indian religions. The number of google scholar results for "Indian religions"+"Indian religion" is (45.600 + 84.200) while it is only (492+475) for "dharmic religions" +"dharmic religion". See Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2007_September_8. Andries 19:21, 9 September 2007 (UTC)