Can we talk about the number 108 in Japanese culture

I just found out that 108 is a sacred number in Japanese Buddhism. It's the number of earthly desires we're supposed to overcome, and that's why they ring the bell 108 times on New Year's Eve. I had no idea there was a whole taboo around this number being tied to human suffering and attachment. Has anyone else run into numbers being considered taboo or loaded in other cultures?

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taylor_fox4mo ago

108 is just a number and people are reading way too much into it lol.

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hannaho524mo ago

My cousin's wedding was on the 8th of June, 2008, and my aunt still insists that date is the reason the marriage didn't last, @taylor_fox. Numbers take on a life of their own once people start attaching stories to them.

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