Ayurveda History and Ayurveda Myth
Ayurveda has been attributed a divine origin.
It is believed that Ayurveda has no origin or end.
It is both alpha and omega.
Veda is science or knowledge.
Knowledge has neither beginning nor end.
Ayurveda resides in the eternal cosmic universe, in the protection of gods through the cosmic cycle of creation and destruction.
All the physical universe is dispelled and recreated.
There is no such re-creation for knowledge.
The knowledge is passed to humans through selected people at appropriate times.
According to Indian Vedic tradition the main idea of mankind getting the knowledge of life (a k a Ayurveda) is by a gift by Lord Indra.
The original source of knowledge of life is Lord Brahma, who is also the creator of the whole universe.
He taught Aswini twins or Aswini gods the science of life.
They then passed the knowledge over to Lord Indra, which he gave to some holy seers.
A group of seers met together to find a solution to the ailments that afflict humans.
Their path to knowledge is deep meditation, where they are raised to a level of cosmic enlightenment.
Lord Indra found these seers fit to handle knowledge of life or Ayurveda (Ayur- life, veda - knowledge or science).
The seers became vaidyas or doctors who treated the diseased and passed the knowledge orally to their disciples.
There were no written texts for Ayurvedic knowledge till a seer named Veda Vyasa compiled the knowledge in writing.
Ayurveda or knowledge of life is spread across the four Vedas - Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
However the knowledge was spread in an unorganized manner throughout the Vedas and other ancient scripts like Aranyakas and Upanishads.
It was only between 1,400 and 1,000 BC that Ayurveda got a written reference material.
Charaka Samhitha by Acharya Charaka and Sushrutha Samhita by Acharya Sushruta and the compilation of the two books, Asthangahridaya by Acharya Vagbhata are the earliest known organized literature on Ayurveda.
These three books - Charaka Samhita, Sushrutha Samhita and Astangahridaya are the basic treatises of Ayurveda.
Ayurveda students in Ayurveda medical colleges of Kerala, India study the 1,000 plus year old treatise.
It is believed that Ayurveda has no origin or end.
It is both alpha and omega.
Veda is science or knowledge.
Knowledge has neither beginning nor end.
Ayurveda resides in the eternal cosmic universe, in the protection of gods through the cosmic cycle of creation and destruction.
All the physical universe is dispelled and recreated.
There is no such re-creation for knowledge.
The knowledge is passed to humans through selected people at appropriate times.
According to Indian Vedic tradition the main idea of mankind getting the knowledge of life (a k a Ayurveda) is by a gift by Lord Indra.
The original source of knowledge of life is Lord Brahma, who is also the creator of the whole universe.
He taught Aswini twins or Aswini gods the science of life.
They then passed the knowledge over to Lord Indra, which he gave to some holy seers.
A group of seers met together to find a solution to the ailments that afflict humans.
Their path to knowledge is deep meditation, where they are raised to a level of cosmic enlightenment.
Lord Indra found these seers fit to handle knowledge of life or Ayurveda (Ayur- life, veda - knowledge or science).
The seers became vaidyas or doctors who treated the diseased and passed the knowledge orally to their disciples.
There were no written texts for Ayurvedic knowledge till a seer named Veda Vyasa compiled the knowledge in writing.
Ayurveda or knowledge of life is spread across the four Vedas - Rig Veda, Sama Veda, Yajur Veda and Atharva Veda.
However the knowledge was spread in an unorganized manner throughout the Vedas and other ancient scripts like Aranyakas and Upanishads.
It was only between 1,400 and 1,000 BC that Ayurveda got a written reference material.
Charaka Samhitha by Acharya Charaka and Sushrutha Samhita by Acharya Sushruta and the compilation of the two books, Asthangahridaya by Acharya Vagbhata are the earliest known organized literature on Ayurveda.
These three books - Charaka Samhita, Sushrutha Samhita and Astangahridaya are the basic treatises of Ayurveda.
Ayurveda students in Ayurveda medical colleges of Kerala, India study the 1,000 plus year old treatise.
