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The causes influencing pathogenesis are categorized as below:   

The causes influencing pathogenesis are categorized as below:   

a) [[Dosha]] specific causes ([[dosha]] hetu): These include factors that aggravate [[doṣha]]. For example, day time sleep caused aggravation of [[kapha]] [[dosha]].  

a) [[Dosha]] specific causes ([[dosha]] hetu): These include factors that aggravate [[dosha]]. For example, day time sleep caused aggravation of [[kapha]] [[dosha]].  

b) Disease specific causes (vyadhi hetu): These are factors that cause a disease.  For example, repeated use of hot and cold things at same time (sheetoshnaviparyaya) is a specific cause of skin diseases (kushtha).

b) Disease specific causes (vyadhi hetu): These are factors that cause a disease.  For example, repeated use of hot and cold things at same time (sheetoshnaviparyaya) is a specific cause of skin diseases (kushtha).

c) [[Dosha]] and disease specific causes (ubhaya hetu): These are factors that aggravate [[doṣha]] and cause specific disease. For example, excess consumption of sweet, unctuous and heavy diet is the cause of [[kapha]] dushti ([[dosha]] hetu), as well as for [[kapha]] [[dosha]] dominant disorders (vyadhi hetu) like sthaulya (obesity) and madhumeha (diabetes)  

c) [[Dosha]] and disease specific causes (ubhaya hetu): These are factors that aggravate [[dosha]] and cause specific disease. For example, excess consumption of sweet, unctuous and heavy diet is the cause of [[kapha]] dushti ([[dosha]] hetu), as well as for [[kapha]] [[dosha]] dominant disorders (vyadhi hetu) like sthaulya (obesity) and madhumeha (diabetes)

=== Fourfold classification (hetu chatushtayam) ===

=== Fourfold classification (hetu chatushtayam) ===