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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
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