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*Vagbhata's Ashtangasangraha and Ashtangahrdayam, books on Ayurveda

*Vagbhata's Ashtangasangraha and Ashtangahrdayam, books on Ayurveda

*Nilamegha's Tantrayuktivichara, a medical treatise

*Nilamegha's Tantrayuktivichara, a medical treatise

Apart from them Chakrapanidatta, Arunadatta, Indu were authors of methodology works of importance.  

Apart from them Chakrapanidatta, Arunadatta, Indu were authors of commentaries which have methodology of importance.  

== Constituents of Methodology ==

== Constituents of Methodology ==

All these works, belonging to divergent disciplines, portray the depth of Indian thinkers, who looked at the scientific treatises from all possible angles, critically examined the various conceptual aspects of the scientific works along without neglecting the subtle aspects. The lesser known fact is that these great Indian thinkers after a thorough research, in-depth comprehensive study of the shastras available to them, formulated a methodology for building scientific theories having 95 constituents, namely

All these works, belonging to divergent disciplines, portray the depth of Indian thinkers, who looked at the scientific treatises from all possible angles, critically examined the various conceptual aspects of the scientific works along without neglecting the subtle aspects. The lesser known fact is that these great Indian thinkers after a thorough research, in-depth comprehensive study of the shastras available to them, formulated a methodology for building scientific theories having 95 constituents, under five headings.<ref name=":0">W. K. Lele (2006) ''Methodology of Ancient Indian Sciences'' Varanasi : Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan</ref><ref name=":1" />

*तन्त्रयुक्तयः (''tantrayuktayaḥ)'' ॥ 36 Tantrayuktis

#तन्त्रयुक्तयः (''tantrayuktayaḥ)'' ॥ 36 Tantrayuktis

*व्याख्यानि (''vyākhyāni)'' ॥ 15 Vyakhyas

#व्याख्यानि (''vyākhyāni)'' ॥ 15 Vyakhyas

*कल्पनाः (''kalpanāḥ)'' ॥ 7 Kalpanas

#कल्पनाः (''kalpanāḥ)'' ॥ 7 Kalpanas

*आश्रयानि (''āśrayāni)''॥ 20 Ashrayas

#आश्रयानि (''āśrayāni)''॥ 20 Ashrayas

*ताच्छील्यानि (''tācchīlyāni)''॥  17 Taatchilyas

#ताच्छील्यानि (''tācchīlyāni)''॥  17 Taatchilyas

A brief introduction of the above given various elements of writing and presentation of shastras will be undertaken in this topic.<ref name=":0">W. K. Lele (2006) ''Methodology of Ancient Indian Sciences'' Varanasi : Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan</ref>

A brief introduction of each of the five given elements of composition and presentation of shastras will be undertaken in this topic.

==Tantrayukti==

===Tantrayukti===

Tantrayukti (तन्त्रयुक्तिः), an uncommonly used word, refers to the methodical elements and devices (Yuktis) of Tantra (theory) that are involved into making of a theory, the structural aspects as well as the interpretation. There are about 36 such generally accepted tantrayuktis, though different texts propose a varying numbers of such yuktis ranging between 32 to 41.<ref name=":0" /><ref>Singh, Anuradha (2003) ''Tantra Yukti Method of Theorization in Ayurveda,'' Ancient Science of Life, Vol : XXII(3) January 2003 Pages 64-74</ref>

[[Tantrayukti (तन्त्रयुक्तिः)]], an uncommonly used word, refers to the methodical elements and devices (Yuktis) of Tantra (theory) that are involved into making of a theory, the structural aspects as well as the interpretation. There are about 36 such generally accepted tantrayuktis, though different texts propose a varying numbers of such yuktis ranging between 32 to 41.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">Singh, Anuradha (2003) ''Tantra Yukti Method of Theorization in Ayurveda,'' Ancient Science of Life, Vol : XXII(3) January 2003 Pages 64-74</ref>

Again a word of wide import, Tantra used as a synonym for Shastra (in this context means theory) is that which holds the various aspects of a subject, into which are interwoven different thoughts, objectives, observations and proposals covering the vast expanse of the subject.  

Again a word of wide import, Tantra used as a synonym for Shastra (in this context means theory) is that which holds the various aspects of a subject, into which are interwoven different thoughts, objectives, observations and proposals covering the vast expanse of the subject.  

==References==

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