GLIMPSES OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY IN AYURVEDA – A REVIEW
Dr. Ankita*
ABSTRACT
According to a great British philosopher C.E.M. Joad, ‘All the
Sciences were born into the realm of speculation; they all, in other
words, started life as philosophy’. This statement finds its confirmation
in Ayurveda, the science of life by incorporation of various theories of
contemporary philosophies in the Ayurvedic literature. Ayurveda and
all the other ancient Indian sciences developed under the marked
influence of philosophy. They continued to take support of philosophy
even after they gained their individual and self-dependent existence. It
is interesting; to understand how and in what way Ayurveda was
influenced by philosophy. It is equally useful to find out by which systems of philosophy
Ayurveda was influenced and to what extent and for what purpose. Present article is aimed to
make a conclusive analysis of the influence of various contemporary philosophies on
Ayurveda.
Keywords: Darshan, Philosophy, Samkhya Darshan, Nyaya Darshan, Satkaryawada, Charvaka Darshan.
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