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What goes into the Making of a Man?
Siddha is a psychosomatic medicine that deals with the relationship between the mind and body. Man is composed of 96 forces.
These are both physical and metaphysical. Therefore, a person's health can be affected by
physical, emotional, mental or karmic disturbances.
The 96 forces that make up man are listed below.
| Forces
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Nos
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Constituents
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| Mahabhoothas
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5
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Earth, water, fire, air, space
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| Gnanainthiriyum
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5
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Eye, ear, nose, tongue, skin
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| Pulans
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5
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Functions of eye, ear, nose, tongue and skin
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| Kanmerthiriyas
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5
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Hands, legs, mouth, rectum, sex organs
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| Kanmethiriya than mathirai
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5
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Functions of hands, legs, mouth, rectum and sex organs
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| Anthakkaranas
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4
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Mind, knowledge, determination, achievement
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| Arivu
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1
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Intellect
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| Nadies (Channels)
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10
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Edaikala, pingala, sulumunai, siguvai, puruda, gandhari, athi, allampudai, sankeni, gugu.
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| Vayu (vital or nerve force)
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10
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Abana, prana, udana, samana, vyana, nagan, kurman, kirukaran, devathathan, dhananjeyan
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| Asaayan (visceral cavities)
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5
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Stomach, small intestine, large intestine, urinary bladder, seminal vesicles
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| Kosas
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5
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Physical sheath, mental sheath, respiratory sheath, intellectual sheath, and blissful sheath.
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| Atharas
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6
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Moolathara, swathistana, manipooraga, anagatham, vishukti, aaganai
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| Mala (mental binders)
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3
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Aanavam, maya, karma
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| Madalas
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3
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Solar, lunar, fire
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| Thosas (humours)
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3
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Vatha, Pitha, and Kapha
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| Edanai (physical binders)
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3
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Wealth, offspring, worldliness
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| Vinai (action)
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2
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Good, bad
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| Gunas
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3
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Sattva, rajas, tamas
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| Ragas (passions)
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8
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Kama, krutha, uluba, mogam, matham, marcharyam, idumbai, agankaram (Desire, hatred, avarice, lust, pride, internal conflict, mockery, ego)
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| Avasthai (state of consciousness)
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5
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Sleep, dream, stupor, coma, wakefulness.
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