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Na Mwo Sa Dan Two Su Chye Dwo Ye E La He Di San Myau San Pu Two Sye.
Chr Two Ni \ E Jya La \ Mi Li Ju | Bwo Li Dan La Ye \ Ning Jye Li
Namo Medicine King Bodhisattva: She Lu Seng E Mu Chywe Ye Nan Wei La Ye Wei La Ye Sa Wa He

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Nidana Panchakam
The Five Clinical Barometers

The clinical study of disease begins with nidana panchakam. It is the

first and foremost barometer for studying any disease or any suffering.
Nidana means etiology, pancha means five. So nidana panchakam
are the five clinical barometers through which we try to understand a
disease. These are:
1. Nidanam: etiology or causes
2. Purvarupa: prodromal signs and symptoms
3. Rupa: cardinal signs and symptoms
4. Upashaya: therapeutic guidelines
5. Samprapti: pathogenesis, the origin and development of a
disease

The Importance of Understanding the Cause of Disease

Ayurveda classifies all disorders in terms of qualitative changes. The
twenty qualities (gunas) are manifest in the doshas, dhatus, urine,
feces and sweat, and they affect the mind and consciousness. In fact
they are present throughout the universe. Our body is constantly
exposed to the outer environment, which induces its qualities into the
body, m i n d a n d consciousness through diet, lifestyle, seasonal
changes and the quality of our relationships. These qualities slowly

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 Medicine Buddha Sanskrit Buddhist Ayurvedic Healing Mantra
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Om Namo Bhagavate Bhaisajya Guru Vaidurya Prabha Rajaya Tathagataya Arhate

Samyaksam Bodhaya Tadyata Om Bhaisaje Bhaisaje Bhaisajya Samudgate Svaha
Namo Quelling Disasters Lengthening Life Medicine Master Buddha

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