ABSTRACT
A. J. Dubois emphasises that the rule of all the Hindu princes and that of Mahomedans was, properly speaking, Brahminical rule. Brockington offers a way out by proposing that some internal and some external criteria can be laid down for Hinduism. Hinduism spread outside India, historically by cultural expansion to the Far East, but Buddhism thrives there. Vedas are the source of all knowledge about Hinduism and have been considered the sole source of true religion. Hinduism, as recorded in the four Vedas, is said to have originated with the Aryans settling into North India between 1500 and 1000 BC, although this has been questioned. The word Ayurveda first appears in the medical samhitas. Generally, it is considered as an upveda of the Atharvaveda. The divine origin of Ayurveda is emphasised in all ancient medical treatises. The implications of the knowledge of Ayurveda in managing patients in modern-day clinical practice are important.
