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(TBE)Ayurveda is the system of medicine that evolved in India with a rationale logical foundation and it has survived as a distinct entity from remote antiquity to the present day. The fundamentals on which the Ayurvedic system is based are essentially true for all times and do not change from age to age. These are based on human actors, on intrinsic causes. The origin of Ayurveda is attributed to Atharva Veda where mention is made several diseases with their treatments. Later, from the 6(th) Century BC to 7(th) Century AD there was systematic development of the science and it is called Samhita period, when a number of classical works were produced by several authors and during this period there is evidence of organized medical care.
 
(TBE)Ayurveda is the system of medicine that evolved in India with a rationale logical foundation and it has survived as a distinct entity from remote antiquity to the present day. The fundamentals on which the Ayurvedic system is based are essentially true for all times and do not change from age to age. These are based on human actors, on intrinsic causes. The origin of Ayurveda is attributed to Atharva Veda where mention is made several diseases with their treatments. Later, from the 6(th) Century BC to 7(th) Century AD there was systematic development of the science and it is called Samhita period, when a number of classical works were produced by several authors and during this period there is evidence of organized medical care.
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Origin of Ayurveda- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1OOSP_PbNo  
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== Origin of Ayurveda ==
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Ayurveda avatarana
 
Ayurveda avatarana
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Video link- How did Ayurveda come to Earth ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp9UJUmXiEg
 
Video link- How did Ayurveda come to Earth ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp9UJUmXiEg
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Medicine in the Vedas and Puranas:
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==== Problem of health and conference for its solution ====
 
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References to medi<span class="_ _1"></span>cine are found in the earliest texts including the Vedas. The legendary version of the origin of the  Ayurvedic system is that Brahma reminded it to Prajapati, who handed it down to Atreya Punarvasu etc.  In the Rig Veda there are reference to the first  divine physician Rudra and of how the Aswini Kumaras cured Chyavana of senility. There are number of Riks addressed to Marut,  vayu etc, in which the reference to medicine is unmistakable.  Although such references are found in the Rig Veda, as systematic and comprehensive treatment of medicine is to be found only in the Atharva  Veda.  The Atharva Veda is considered to have originated later than the Rig Veda, and contains a description of diseases and the cure of them.<ref name=":0">Narayanaswamy, V. (1981). Origin and development of ayurveda (a brief history). Ancient science of life. 1. 1-7. </ref>
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The tradition of m<span class="_ _1"></span>edical knowledge is further carried during the period of the puranas.  References to drugs, diseases and health care are to be found in the epics. Thus we see in the Ramayana, that expert physicians attended on kings and they were capable of preserving dead bodies.  In the Mahabharatha there are references to surgeons attending on the wounded and the disabled with all the appliances and equipments in the battle field. <ref name=":0" />
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Beginnings of Syst<span class="_ _1"></span>ematic Development
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We shall next consider the period whensystematic development can be said to have taken place.  This era is associated with a few illustrious names, the first of whom is Agnivesa.  The Samhita written by him which is classic which has survived to this day has been made available to the world by  Caraka, a redactor.  Historically it would appear that during Caraka’s time the Agnivesa Samhita has fallen into discuse or partly perished, and Caraka undertook  the great task of restoring the work, filing up the gaps and re-writing the parts of the work, which had become obscure.  This will be evident from the subscription to each chapter in which the author states that he has redone the chapter (Pratisamakrita). The work has undergone a further revision by one Dridabala: at least the last 17 chapters devoted to Cikitsa and the whole Kalpa and  Siddhi stanas have been re-written by Dridabala as stated in the colophon of each chapter.<ref name=":0" />
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Story of origin of Ayurveda as per Charaka Samhita sutrasthanam 1
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विघ्नभूता यदा रोगाः प्रादुर्भूताः शरीरिणाम्|
 
विघ्नभूता यदा रोगाः प्रादुर्भूताः शरीरिणाम्|
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==== List of scholars participated in the conference ====
 
==== List of scholars participated in the conference ====
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अङ्गिरा जमदग्निश्च वसिष्ठः कश्यपो भृगुः|
 
अङ्गिरा जमदग्निश्च वसिष्ठः कश्यपो भृगुः|
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==== Four objectives of Life ====
 
==== Four objectives of Life ====
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धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामारोग्यं मूलमुत्तमम्||१५||
 
धर्मार्थकाममोक्षाणामारोग्यं मूलमुत्तमम्||१५||
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Who should go to the abode of Indra to inquire about the correct means of amelioration of disease? On this, volunteered Bharadwaja, “I may be deputed for this work” and so he was deputed by the sages. Having gone to Indra’s abode, he saw Indra- the slayer of ''Bala'' (a demon), sitting in the midst of the groups of godly sages and glittering like fire. He approached him with felicitating words of praises and blessings and the intelligent one submitted to him the message of the sages humbly and in the best possible way- “Diseases causing fear in all living beings have appeared so, O Lord of the Gods! Tell me the proper measure for their amelioration!”. Then Lord Indra, having sensed the wide intelligence of the great sage, delivered to him Ayurveda in a few words. [18-23]
 
Who should go to the abode of Indra to inquire about the correct means of amelioration of disease? On this, volunteered Bharadwaja, “I may be deputed for this work” and so he was deputed by the sages. Having gone to Indra’s abode, he saw Indra- the slayer of ''Bala'' (a demon), sitting in the midst of the groups of godly sages and glittering like fire. He approached him with felicitating words of praises and blessings and the intelligent one submitted to him the message of the sages humbly and in the best possible way- “Diseases causing fear in all living beings have appeared so, O Lord of the Gods! Tell me the proper measure for their amelioration!”. Then Lord Indra, having sensed the wide intelligence of the great sage, delivered to him Ayurveda in a few words. [18-23]
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Hierarchy of transfer of knowledge of Ayurveda
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=== Hierarchy of transfer of knowledge of Ayurveda ===
 
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दीर्घं जीवितमन्विच्छन्भरद्वाज उपागमत्|
 
दीर्घं जीवितमन्विच्छन्भरद्वाज उपागमत्|
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Bharadwaja [[2]], a great scholar, went to the King of Gods and the saviour Indra[[3]], in quest of longevity. [3]
 
Bharadwaja [[2]], a great scholar, went to the King of Gods and the saviour Indra[[3]], in quest of longevity. [3]
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ब्रह्मणा हि यथाप्रोक्तमायुर्वेदं प्रजापतिः|
 
ब्रह्मणा हि यथाप्रोक्तमायुर्वेदं प्रजापतिः|
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Ayurveda in its entirety as recited by Brahma[[4]] was received by Prajapati [[5]] at first. Then the Ashwins (received) the knowledge. From Ashwins, lord Indra received it fully. That is why Bharadwaja, as beseeched by the sages, came to Indra.[4-5]
 
Ayurveda in its entirety as recited by Brahma[[4]] was received by Prajapati [[5]] at first. Then the Ashwins (received) the knowledge. From Ashwins, lord Indra received it fully. That is why Bharadwaja, as beseeched by the sages, came to Indra.[4-5]
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== Medicine in the Vedas and Puranas ==
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References to medi<span class="_ _1"></span>cine are found in the earliest texts including the Vedas. The legendary version of the origin of the  Ayurvedic system is that Brahma reminded it to Prajapati, who handed it down to Atreya Punarvasu etc.  In the Rig Veda there are reference to the first  divine physician Rudra and of how the Aswini Kumaras cured Chyavana of senility. There are number of Riks addressed to Marut,  vayu etc, in which the reference to medicine is unmistakable.  Although such references are found in the Rig Veda, as systematic and comprehensive treatment of medicine is to be found only in the Atharva  Veda.  The Atharva Veda is considered to have originated later than the Rig Veda, and contains a description of diseases and the cure of them.<ref name=":0">Narayanaswamy, V. (1981). Origin and development of ayurveda (a brief history). Ancient science of life. 1. 1-7. </ref>
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The tradition of medical knowledge is further carried during the period of the puranas.  References to drugs, diseases and health care are to be found in the epics. Thus we see in the Ramayana, that expert physicians attended on kings and they were capable of preserving dead bodies.  In the Mahabharatha there are references to surgeons attending on the wounded and the disabled with all the appliances and equipments in the battle field. <ref name=":0" />
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== Beginnings of Systematic Development ==
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<span class="_ _1"></span>We shall next consider the period whensystematic development can be said to have taken place.  This era is associated with a few illustrious names, the first of whom is Agnivesa.  The Samhita written by him which is classic which has survived to this day has been made available to the world by  Caraka, a redactor.  Historically it would appear that during Caraka’s time the Agnivesa Samhita has fallen into discuse or partly perished, and Caraka undertook  the great task of restoring the work, filing up the gaps and re-writing the parts of the work, which had become obscure.  This will be evident from the subscription to each chapter in which the author states that he has redone the chapter (Pratisamakrita). The work has undergone a further revision by one Dridabala: at least the last 17 chapters devoted to Cikitsa and the whole Kalpa and  Siddhi stanas have been re-written by Dridabala as stated in the colophon of each chapter.<ref name=":0" />
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Story of origin of Ayurveda as per Charaka Samhita sutrasthanam 1
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== References ==
 
[[Category:Ayurveda]]
 
[[Category:Ayurveda]]
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