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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).