SIDDHA CAMP VIDEO

ABOUT SIDDHA

• The Siddha science is a traditional treatment system generated from Tamil culture.
• Palm leaf manuscripts say that the Siddha system was first described by Lord Shiva to his wife Parvati. Parvati explained all this knowledge to her son Lord Muruga.
• He taught all this knowledge to his disciple sage Agasthya.Agasthya taught 18 Siddhars and they spread this knowledge to human beings.
• Siddha is focused on "Ashtamahasiddhi," the eight supernatural power.Those who attained or achieved these powers are known as Siddhars.There were 18 important Siddhars in olden days and they developed this system of medicine. Hence, it is called Siddha medicine.

HISTORY OF SIDDHA

• Siddha is an ancient system of medicine and healing that origination in South India. The term Siddha comes from Tamil language which means perfection or achievement.
• According to popular belief, the Siddha system of medicine is divine in origin. It is believed to have been passed on by the 'Siddhars', incarnations of God, to serve humanity. In Siddha, an individual is a microcosm of the universe, who body consists of 5 primordial elements earth, fire, water, air and space.



Three Humours in Siddha

• Many of us confuse Siddha with Ayurveda. This is predominantly because Siddha shares its conceptual framework of the three humours with Ayurveda.
• Vatha - Vatha is associated with elements of 'space' and 'air', which governs sensory and motor activities and movements in the body and mind.
• Pitta - Pitta is associated with the element of 'fire' and is responsible for maintaining body heat.
• Kapha - Kapha is associated with the elements of 'earth' and 'water' which is responsible for strength and endurance.
• Generally,the basic concepts of the Siddha medicine are similar to Ayurveda. The only difference appears to be that the siddha medicine recognizes predominance of Vaadham, Pittham and Kapam in childhood, adulthood and old age, respectively, whereas in Ayurveda, it is totally reversed: Kapam is dominant in childhood, Vaatham in old age and Pittham in adulthood.

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