Difference between revisions of "Nidana"
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==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
| − | *[[Hetu]] | + | *[[Hetu]] - purpose ,reason, intention |
| − | *[[nimitta]] | + | *[[nimitta]]-shakuna(omen or prognostic), instrumental or efficient cause, target, indication |
| − | *[[ayatana]] | + | *[[ayatana]]-means the site which provide shelter. |
| − | *[[karta]] | + | *[[karta]] -perpetrator; that which act as cause of disease |
| − | *[[karana]] | + | *[[karana]]-fundamental cause |
| − | *[[pratyaya]] | + | *[[pratyaya]]-cause used in terms of faith also |
| − | *[[samutthana]] | + | *[[samutthana]]- the origin of disease |
==Types== | ==Types== | ||
Revision as of 11:53, 27 February 2020
It means causative factor. The broad meaning of Nidana includes diagnosis and knowledge of disease. The section Nidana Sthana deals with knowledge of disease in detail.
Synonyms
- Hetu - purpose ,reason, intention
- nimitta-shakuna(omen or prognostic), instrumental or efficient cause, target, indication
- ayatana-means the site which provide shelter.
- karta -perpetrator; that which act as cause of disease
- karana-fundamental cause
- pratyaya-cause used in terms of faith also
- samutthana- the origin of disease
Types
Nidana is of three types:
- Asatmyendriyarthasamyoga (unsuitable contact of sense organs with their objects)
- Pragyaparadha (intellectual errors or knowingly engaging in harmful activities), and
- Kala (time, seasonal, temporal factors).