Essay name: The Nervous System in Yoga and Tantra (Study)
Author:
Ashok Majumdar
Affiliation: Banaras Hindu University / Department of Kayachikitsa
This study deals with the presentation of the Nervous System in Yoga, Tantra and Ayurveda. Yoga and Ayurveda are allied sciences dealing with science of man in depth. This study has revealed a number of hither to unknown facts about concept of nervous system and thought science of Hindus.
Chapter 7 - The Physiological and the Pathological concepts of Tridosha Theory
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These are the seats of normal Dosas (SS.Su.21:7).
The five pittas are the Pacaka, Ranjaka, Sodhaka, Alocaka
and Bhrajaka. The five Kaphas are the Kledaka, Avalambaka,
Tarpaka, bodhaka and Slesaka.
Charaka has nowhere mentioned the five Pittas or
Kaphas. He has only described the five Vayus. Chakrapani
explains (CS.Ch.28) that because Vayu are necessary for the
proper treatment of diseases, Charaka has dealt fully with
them. The five divisions of Pitta and Kapha, being not so
very important for purposes of treatment, these have been
omitted or ignored by Charaka.
Susruta, on the other hand, has described the five
Vayus and Pittas, but when describing the functions of the
five Kaphas (Sus.1.21) he has not directly called them by
their specific names, as found in Vagbhata and the later
Ayurvedic works.
There is not much confusion regarding the seats
of Vayu and Kapha. But there is an apparent differences
of opinion between Charaka and Susruta with regard to the
seats of Pitta. We have seen that (1) Sweda (2) Rasa (3)
Lasika (4) Blood and (5) Amasaya (duodenum) have been
mentioned as the general seats of Pitta by Charaka,
corresponding to (1) the eyes, (2) the heart, (3) the
skin, (4) the Liver and spleen and (5) the duodenum of
Susruta. Both have described the duodenum as the particu-
larly special seat of Pitta (because it is at this place
