Appraisal of Swabhavparamvada in the light of the Buddha’s teaching

Abstract

Ayurveda is an ancient Science based on different school of philosophies. As it is an applied science so it has the scientific background. Pali literature is an ancient literature and ocean of knowledge. Swabhavparamavada is an important concept described in Ayurveda which is based on Pali literature. Swabhava means natural and uparam means destruction this concept is contributed by charaka. The Dhatus of the body get into disequilibrium due to imbalance of the cause and they enjoy equilibrium when the cause is in balance. Their Dhatus termination is always natural.1