The Number 108
Prime Factors of 108=2x2x3x3x3.
108 can be Partitioned 55 times with each term no larger than 2.
108 can be Partitioned 1027 times with each term no larger than 3.
108 is a 37-gonal Number.
108 is an Abundant Number.
There are 108 Free Heptominoes.
1, 0, and 8: Some say that 1 stands for God or higher Truth, 0 stands for emptiness or completeness in spiritual practice, and 8 stands for infinity or eternity.
A tradition of Buddhism states that there are 108 Virtues.
A tradition of Buddhism states that there are 108 Vices.
The 108 Defilements(has own page):
| ostentatiousness | grudge | gambling | ingratitude |
| dipsomania | ambition | dominance | faithlessness |
| manipulation | stinginess | pessimism | hostility |
| abuse | debasement | sexual lust | sarcasm |
| humiliation | jealousy | gluttony | unruliness |
| hurt | cruelty | unkindness | obstinacy |
| envy | indifference | negativity | furtiveness |
| sadism | enviousness | derision | falseness |
| high-handedness | know-it-all | rage | aggression |
| rapacity | effrontery | disrespectfulness | hard-heartedness |
| eagerness for power | lying | insidiousness | self-denial |
| inattentiveness | contempt | wrath | haughtiness |
| greed for money | seducement | vindictiveness | insatiability |
| voluptuousness | excessiveness | censoriousness | dissatisfaction |
| egoism | ignorance | hatred | greed |
| impudence | imposture | cursing | imperiousness |
| lecherousness | callousness | malignancy | torment |
| intolerance | blasphemy | shamelessness | irresponsibility |
| obsession | prejudice | arrogance | violent temper |
| garrulity | dogmatism | presumption | intransigence |
| oppression | prodigality | lack of comprehension | obstinacy |
| pride | conceitedness | delusion | quarrelsomeness |
| self-hatred | violence | vanity | hypocrisy |
| stubbornness | baseness | pretence | mercilessness |
| disrespect | ridicule | masochism | tyranny |
| capriciousness | deceit | anger | discord |
| calculation | unyielding | desire for fame | deception |
The Year 108 AD
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