Dinacharya (Sanskrit: दिनचर्या "daily-routine")[1] is a concept in Ayurvedic medicine which proposes the healthy routine to be followed in a day and night. Ayurveda contends that routines help establish balance and that understanding daily cycles is useful for promoting health.[2] Dinacharya says that each day, two cycles of change occur, that correlate with the Ayurvedic concept of dosha. Routines covered by dinacharya include: waking time, elimination, hygiene, massage, exercise, bathing, meditation and prayer, meals, study, work, relaxation and sleeping.[3]
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| Introduction |
- Ancient origin:
- Proto Shiva in Yogic pose, 2350-2000 BCE
- Rigveda, c 1500–1000 BCE
- Indian-origin religions
- Ancient Hindu texts:
- Ayurveda
- Brhat Trayi
- Viswanatha chikitsa
- Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- Yoga Korunta
- Ancient pioneers:
- Agnivesha
- Ashvins
- Chyavana
- Dhanvantari
- Sushruta
- Patanjali
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Eight limbs (specialised branches) | |
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| Basic concepts |
- Agni (metabolic fire)
- Dhātu (bodily substances)
- Dosha (bodily humours)
- Mala (bodily wastes)
- Pañcabhūta (five elements)
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| Practices |
- Abhyanga (massage)
- Basti (enema)
- Neti (nasal irrigation)
- Oil pulling
- Pulse diagnosis
- Rasaśāstra (alchemy)
- Sattvic diet
- Svedana (steam bathing)
- Urine therapy
- Yoga as exercise
- Yoga for children
- Yoga for elderly
- Yoga for office
- Yoga for women
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| Practitioner roles |
- Traditional designations:
- Ashtavaidya
- Guru–shishya tradition
- Yogachara
- Vaidya
- Yogi
- Modern designations:
- AYUSH Medical Officer
- Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS)
- MD (Ayurveda)
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Educational institutions |
- Ashram
- All India Institute of Ayurveda
- Central Council of Indian Medicine
- Gurukula
- Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga
- North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy
- North Eastern Institute of Folk Medicine
- National Institute of Ayurveda at Jaipur
- National Institute of Ayurveda at Punchkula
- National Institute of Siddha
- Yoga teacher training
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| Works |
- Ashtānga Hridayam
- Charaka Samhita
- Harita Samhita
- Kashyapa Samhita
- Nibandha Samgraha
- Rājamārtaṇḍa
- Rājamṛgāṅka (Ayurveda book)
- Sushruta Samhita
- Viswanatha chikitsa
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| Organisations |
- Companies
- Sadhana Aushadhalaya (Bangladesh)
- Regulation and management:
- Alliances and NGOs:
- British Wheel of Yoga
- Isha Foundation
- The Yoga Institute
- Yoga Alliance
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| Prominent people |
- Contemporary:
- Dalhana
- Jeronis de Soysa
- Maya Tiwari
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Celebrations and festivals |
- Hindu festivals related to Yoga:
- Gita Mahotsav
- International Day of Yoga
- Other yoga festivals:
- Santa Fe Yoga Festival
- Wanderlust Festival
- Yoga tourism
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Related or inspired similar systems |
- Indian influence on Southeast Asia
- Jamu
- Maharishi Vedic Approach to Health
- Sri Lankan traditional medicine
- Yoga in the United States
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| See also |
- Cultural appropriation
- Glossary of Ayurveda
- Greater India
- Indianisation
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