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The Human Body Composition in Statics and Dynamics: Āyurveda and the Philosophical schools of Vaiśesika and Sāmkhya

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Lyssenko, V. The Human Body Composition in Statics and Dynamics: Āyurveda and the Philosophical schools of Vaiśesika and Sāmkhya. Journal of Indian Philosophy 32, 31–56 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:INDI.0000014006.14364.9b

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