Samkhya Philosophy 

The Four Main Components of Life

Śarīra: Body

Indriya: Senses

Sattva: Mind

Ātma: Soul

The four aims of life

Dharma: moral conduct

Artha: material prosperity

Kāma: enjoyment of pleasures

Mokṣa: freedom from the cycle of birth and death

8 Limbs of Ayurveda

Śalya: surgery

Śālākya: treatment of disease in the head

Kāyacikitsā: treatment of ordinary diseases

Bhūtavidyā: the process of counteracting the influence of evil spirits

Kaumārabhṛtyā: pediatrics

Agada tantra: antidotes to poison

Rasāyana: the science of rejuvenation

Vājīkaraṇa: the science of aphrodisiacs

Samkhya Philopsophy

• Puruṣa: spirit as the conscious principle of existence and true self of every individual

• Prakṛti: expressed as primordial matter through the three guṇas: sattva, rajas, and tamas

• Mahat/buddhi: the pure, discriminative intelligence that underlies the intellect

• Ahaṁkāra: the Ego, which gives rise to the sense of self

• Manas: the thinking mind

• The five jñānendriyas: organs of perception: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

• The five karmendriyas: faculties of action: hands, feet, tongue, genitals, and anus

• The five tanmātras: subtle elements, including sound, touch, color, flavor, and odor

• The five mahābhūtas: universal elements: ether, air, fire, water, and earth