[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c8.162 # Hindu Medicine c8.162 Hindu Medicine c8.162 - **Language:** English ### [c8.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.162) There are as many kinds of vessels in the body as there are different substances in it. Substances or processes do not come into existence, or cease to be, without their proper vessels. The vessels carry the ingredients of the body as they undergo transformation; they serve as passages for their circulation. These vessels are extremely numerous, hence, as some teachers say, they are countless; other teachers, however, say that the vessels can be counted. - [Previous: c8.161](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.161) - [Next: c8.163](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.163) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.162](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.162) · Pramāṇa