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Psychosis means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Source: International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga: Role of Ayurveda in the Management of Manas Roga (Mental Disorders)Psychosis is denoted by the Sanskrit term Unmāda and refers to one of the diseases produced due to the involvement of rajas and tamas along with vata, pitta and kapha. These are considered as major disorder of mixed nature.—Present era is the era of psychiatric problems. Systemic management of manas-roga (mental disorders) is an available in Ayurvedic classics.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
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Full-text: Unmada, Manovyadhi, Veikshiptata, Manoroga, Manovikruti, Alponmada, Manorog, Ayilu, Bheshaja, Mati, Pratishyaya, Vanhiplushta, Pittajajvara, Shitajvara, Shleshmajvara, Pittaja, Adhyavata, Thina.
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Preceptors of Advaita (by T. M. P. Mahadevan)
On Vikram Seth’s ‘The Golden Gate’ < [October – December, 1995]
“Burmese Days”: As Indictment of British Raj < [October – December, 1986]
Triple Stream < [October – December, 2007]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 6 - The main idea of the Vedānta philosophy < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Part 15 - Ātman, Jīva, Īśvara, Ekajīvavāda and Dṛṣṭisṛṣṭivāda < [Chapter X - The Śaṅkara School Of Vedānta]
Part 4 - An Early School of Sāṃkhya < [Chapter VII - The Kapila and the Pātañjala Sāṃkhya (yoga)]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 3 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 3 - The Individual < [Chapter XXII - The Philosophy of Vijñāna Bhikṣu]
Part 4 - Philosophy of the Jayākhya and other Saṃhitās < [Chapter XVI - The Pañcarātra]
Part 1 - Yāmuna’s doctrine of Soul contrasted with those of others < [Chapter XIX - The Philosophy of Yāmunācārya]
Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) (by Hin-tak Sik)
Psychiatry < [Chapter 5 - Diseases and Treatments in the Chapter on Medicine]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 8 - Energy of Free-will (Pauruṣa) < [Chapter XII - The Philosophy of the Yogavāsiṣṭha]
Part 4 - Sāṃkhya Philosophy in the Gītā < [Chapter XIV - The Philosophy of the Bhagavad-gītā]
Part 2 - Thought and its Object in Buddhism and in Vedānta < [Chapter XI - The Śaṅkara School of Vedānta (continued)]
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