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==Directions for measuring span of life in [[Ayurveda]]== | ==Directions for measuring span of life in [[Ayurveda]]== | ||
#The age of a healthy human being to be around is one hundred years. [ | #The age of a healthy human being to be around is one hundred years. [A.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/26]<ref name= Sangraha> Vridha Vagbhata, Ashtanga Sangraha. Edited by Shivaprasad Sharma. 3rd ed. Varanasi: Chaukhamba sanskrit series office;2012.</ref> | ||
#Due to the deeds of human beings, one year of life span is lost after every hundred years. | #Due to the deeds of human beings, one year of life span is lost after every hundred years.<ref name=Sangraha/> | ||
#The lifespan depends on the constitution of the person. [[Kapha]] predominant person lives a longer life, [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/96] while [[vata]] [[prakriti]] individual has a shorter life span. [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/98] | #The lifespan depends on the constitution of the person. [[Kapha]] predominant person lives a longer life, [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/96] while [[vata]] [[prakriti]] individual has a shorter life span. [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/98] | ||
#Short life span can be predicted by sudden abnormal changes in sense organs, their receptions, and interpretations of objects. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 30/25] | #Short life span can be predicted by sudden abnormal changes in sense organs, their receptions, and interpretations of objects. [Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 30/25] | ||