In Hinduism

Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: INSA Digital Repository: Caraka’s Approach to Knowledge

Bioethics in Ayurveda defines that the well-being of humanity is integral to the well-being of our planet, according to the Charaka Samhita Sutrasamhita verse 8: 18-29.—Charaka’s vision was universal in so far as it transcended philosophical systems and medicine. His reflections on destiny, bioethics and the habitat were profound and sounded a note which resounds even today.—[...] Bioethics (Sanskrit: sadvṛtti) in Caraka’s view, is much more than biomedical ethics in so far as it takes its stand on the principle that the well-being of humanity is integral to the well-being of our planet. It is not enough that we have concern for our fellow beings today but we need to show equal concern for all living creatures today and for the generations to follow. Caraka’s repeated exhortations that one should learn to see oneself in all living beings and appeal to avoid the overuse and misuse (atiyoga and mithyayoga) of physical resources have a contemporary ring because we hear more and more about ‘sustainable consumption’

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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: Misuse, Overuse, Destiny.

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