Definition:
Ayurvedic Medicine teaches that each person is made up of a combination of the three types of doshas. These doshas (collectively called tridoshas) are subtle energies comprised of these five universal elements: space, air, earth, fire, and water. Vatha is a combination of air and space. Pitta is mostly fire with some water elements. Kapha is mostly water with some earth elements.
Ayurvedic Medicine teaches that each person is made up of a combination of the three types of doshas. These doshas (collectively called tridoshas) are subtle energies comprised of these five universal elements: space, air, earth, fire, and water. Vatha is a combination of air and space. Pitta is mostly fire with some water elements. Kapha is mostly water with some earth elements.
Pronunciation: daw-shas
