Sambodhi 2013 Vol 36

Author(s): Jitendra B Shah
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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The Causation theory in Ayurveda Philosophy
Vijay Kumar Meena
Ayurveda is an Indian intellectual tradition, which has integrated basic principles of Indian philosophical systems and utilized these principles here and there according to the necessity of their requirements to the medical science. It is implementation of intellectual knowledge of philosophical systems as a practical form on ground reality with holistic approach for welfare of universe and human being. Āyurveda is the “science of lifel”, the traditional natural healing system of ancient India, main aim is to cure with prevention of diseases and enhancement of life with natural way?. It supports the purely practical and scientific aspects of universe and human being. The theory of causation, is one of the basic principles, has been utilized in Ayurveda. Now a question comes here what kind of utility may be applied of causation theory in Ayurveda. To get a solution to this query, a brief account of the causation theory's utility is being discussed here. Utility of causation theory :: The cause and effect or the causation theory is the principle of investigation. According to this, every effect is related to some cause, without any cause no event or effect comes into existence. In our everyday life, we find a deterministic control and regulation. Every event seems to be related with an invariable, unconditional and immediate antecedent which may be named as the cause of events. The main aim of this theory, in Indian philosophy, is to spoke about the ultimate cause of universe. But in Ayurveda philosophy its main aim is not only to prove the ultimate cause but also to investigate the causes which are related to diseases and their treatments. Generally, it is said that the task of science is the discovery of the causes. Stephen Toulmin says "The causes are the concern of the applied sciences. In the work of