Panchabhootas

July 19, 2009 by admin  
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According to ayurveda, every substance in the universe is made up of panchamahabhutas, aakasa, vayu, Agni / thejus, aapa and prithvi. (Five great elements namely, space, air, fire, water and earth). Earth forms the substance, water it’s origin and other three elements are its parts. The quality of a substance depends on the element pre-dominant in it.