[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D.](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997) › v1.c4.7 # History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c4.7 History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. v1.c4.7 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c4.7) For correct diagnosis of disease, examination of patients and diseases were recommended through different technical procedures. Clinical observations, diagnosis and cure prospered under medical profession. Critically investigative philosophy came into vogue. The therapeutic techniques for appreciating the cause and nature of the diseases with the systematic medicine through tridoṣa theory was a unique contribution. The soul (ātmā), mind (mana), and body (śarīra) as three components of living entities were considered very important for a holistic treatment towards patients in classical Indian medicine. - [Previous: v1.c4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c4.6) - [Next: v1.c4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c4.8) - [Up: v1.c4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.bag-1997.v1.c4.7) · Pramāṇa