Historical Background 9 Developmental sequences of PNT ater Bet RIC Shir] oN DrA. Nanda Kumar aceite ale) 8) Department of Rasa shastra & Bhaishajya Kalpana AMRITA SCHOOL OF AYURVEDA KOLLAM, KERALA re Ua nrRASA SASTRA is a branch of Ayurveda which deals with the Pharmaceutical processing, Preparations of Compound medicines and _ Therapeutic utility of Mercury, Metals and eteRasashAstra is based on a unique philosophical thought system; The philosophy followed by practitioners of this system Fewer -e Mag ceo a- aad According to “Raseswara Darsana”, Moksha or Mukti should be attained during one’s life time itself, i.e. conquering death forever; This is known as “Jivanmukti”; Those who have attained this, are called “Siddhas”;