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Hindu vs Ayurveda - What's the difference?

hindu | ayurveda |

As nouns the difference between hindu and ayurveda

is that hindu is hindu, hindustani while ayurveda is traditional hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.

As an adjective hindu

is hindu, hindustani.

hindu

English

(wikipedia Hindu)

Adjective

(-)
  • Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

    • Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • An origin of many religions including Sikhism, Jainism, Buddhism.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).
  • (dated) Any native inhabitant of Hindustan, especially one of the Dravidian or Aryan races.

    • Hypernyms

    * religionist

    Coordinate terms

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    ayurveda

    English

    (wikipedia Ayurveda)

    Noun

    (-)
  • Traditional Hindu alternative medicine, involving balancing three bodily humours of wind, bile, and phlegm.
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year = 1788 , isbn = , date = , author = Asiatic Society of Bengal , publisher = Manuel Cantopher , location = Calcutta, India , title = Asiatic researches or transactions of the Society instituted in Bengal, for inquiring into the history and antiquities, the arts, sciences, and literature, of Asia , volume = 1 , url = http://books.google.com/books?id=AyhFAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA340 , page = 340 , chapter = XVIII , passage = From these are deduced the four Upavédas'', namely, ''Ayush, Gándharva, Dhanush,'' and ''St'hápatya''; the first of which, or ''Ayurvéda'' , was delivered to mankind by Brahma', Indra, Dhanwantari, and ''five other Deities ; and comprizes the theory of Disorders and Medicines, with the practical methods of curing Diseases. }}

    Derived terms

    * Ayurvedic