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The concept of Tridosha is of fundamental importance in the Ayurveda. The diagnosis and successful healing of the illness depends on its full comprehension.
According to Shamkya philosophy, the cosmos is the expression of the Supreme Being, in the transition from oneness to multiplicity. This transformation from One into many was caused by prakriti, the fundamental activating energy.
Prakriti has three attributes: the refining principle (satvaguna) the activating principle (rajoguna) and the densifying principle (tamoguna). According to that philosophy, these three principles of Prakriti interact with the five basic elements (pancha mahabutha): ether, air, fire, water and earth, to form the subtle power principles called tridosha in the Ayurveda. Tridosha represents the particular nature of each person. Let’s see what the three doshas consist of: vata, pitta and kapha.
More about the Ayurveda:
Ayurveda
Diagnosis
Vata
Pitta
Kapha
Table 1
Human constitution
Table 2
About health and illness
Table 3
Ayurvedic science in modern times
Table 4
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