majja dhara kala: the functional membrane/substrate for majja agni (the transformative force of fire for majja).

majja: dhatu related to the bone marrow and nerves, brain, nervous system.

maha srotas: see anna vaha srotas, synonymous.

kledaka: form of kapha dosha, found especially in the stomach.

kala: an osmotic like metabolic membrane which acts as a kind of substrate for each dhatu agni, separating the essential form of the dhatu from the non-essential.

jivana: making one feel alive.

dukha: suffering, unhappiness, ill health; literally, “bad space.”

dosha: term used to describe the dhatus vata, pitta and kapha when they are out of balance; non physical forces which can lead to an accumulation of physical  waste products. Dosha refersRead More…

dhatu is an element, either 1) one of the seven dhatus, the constituent tissues which support life, or 2) one of the three dhatus, the balanced forms of vata, pitta and kapha,Read More…

bodhaka: form of kapha dosha, found especially in the mouth.