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    Sleep; A concept from Sanskrit literature for healthy person
    (International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, 2018 Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Samaradiwakara, S.W.M.I.U.K.; Silva, P.A.S.N.; Wimalasiri, Y.S.G.
    Sleep is an important part of a daily routine and it is a vital indicator of overall health. It is one of the trayoupasthambha; three pillars on which a person’s health is firmly balanced and it is a complex and dynamic process which affects the body functions as well as brain functions. When the mind gets exhausted the sensory and motor organs dissociated from the objects leads to an individual sleep. Sleep is a naturally recurring state of mind and body that affects almost all the types of tissue and systems in the body; especially the vital organs such as brain, heart and lungs. Sleep needs vary across ages and it is essential for survival of human being. The same sleep if proper quality and quantity brings happiness, knowledge, strength and longevity in an individual and improper sleep leads to destruction of the same individual. Busy stressful life styles loges major sleep complaints include insomnia, inability to sleep at desired time, excessive daytime sleepiness and abnormal movements or behaviours during sleep. This study is aimed to find Sanskrit literature for sleep in Ayurveda authentic books for different aspects of sleep. Ayurveda Samhitās in Sanskrit were used in the study to collect information. Samhitās elaborate comprehensive details regarding sleep. Classification, causes of insomnia, methods to induce good sleep, contra indications of day time sleep, recommendations for day sleep, role of sleep in obesity and several aspects of sleep are explained thoroughly in Ayurveda texts. Samhitās advice to uplift the quality of life of a person to obtained better physical and mental health through proper sleep. Thus, the knowledge of sleep which is in Sanskrit should be revealed to a person human with the different aspects and accurate meaning of their terminologies. A quality research outputs which help to maintenance of positive health to obtain all Dharma, Arta, Kama and Moksha
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    Sadvritta to achieve goals of health- A Review
    (International Conference on Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, 2018 Department of Sanskrit and Eastern Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Wimalasiri, Y.S.G.; Ven. Walapane Gnanasena Thero
    World health organization defines healthy individual as complete physical, mental & social well-being but it is not merely absence of disease or infirmity. In Ayurveda it describes physical, mental, spiritual & social well-being of a person. Human problems in present era are enormous. Self esteem, high expectations lead to competitive society. Without fulfilling the desires person may undergo with frustration, depression and many psychological problems, ends up with physically and mentally unsatisfied person. To cope up with these issues it is very important to build up a persons’ mental status. Scenario of the mental hygiene is vastly explained in the Ayurveda context. Thus, Ayurveda answer the psychological problems in effective manner. To keep a good mental state there should be an ideal ethical way to be followed. It is explained as sadvritta in Ayurveda; A Code of conduct of life. It addresses to develop physical, mental, spiritual & social well-being aspects of a person. There are common day to day practices to enhance the health and controls individual’s senses and desires. Arogya and Indriya vijaya are the two main objectives of sadvritta. It is a self reviewing process which helps to judge one’s own personal living style and it awards individual’s to develop his personality. The intelligent person take care of his own sense organs by avoiding of taking excessive, improper and non utilization of sense organs(prajnaparada), time (kala) and intelligent (buddhi). Those are the causative factors for physical as well as mental disorders. The main components of sadvritta are instructions for practices of preventing psychosomatic disturbances, practices regarding self control practices regarding; general ethics, taking diet and natural urges, study, relation with ladies and social relations and fire worship. These practices can be disseminated and implemented through sadvritta to achieve goals of Health