Posted by Kahdoosch on 12/21/2004, 6:55 pm, in reply to "Re: a poll"
I think if you are going the chakra route it would be moer likely to be a representation of on etheric connestion between kether and the 8th external chakra (can't remember the name).
Come to think of it I think I've seen early chinese religious art with hloed monks as well (an extension of Banhui, maybe, then).
Since most religious doctrine in that neck of the woods evolved from Hinduism it would be there that you found the root.
In terms of early christian doctrine though, if you said something like "it's a chakra", they'd have you sat on a bonfire quicker than you could say "unholy heathen heretic".