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Sakaldwipiya Brahmins or Bhojaka Brahmins, is a class of Hindu priests and Ayurveda teachers (acharyas),^[1] with concentrations in Western- and Northern India.

"Sakaldwipiya" is a tadbhav of Sanskrit Shakadvipiya, an -iya adjective of Shakadvipa, one of the dvipa ("continents") of Hindu mythology. Spelling variants include Shakdvipi, Shakdwipi, Shakdweepi, Sh...

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Ayurveda (Devanāgarī: आयुर्वेद, the 'science of life') is a system of traditional medicine native to India,^[1] and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine.^[2] In Sanskrit, the word Ayurveda^[3] consists of the words āyus, meaning 'life', and veda, meaning 'related to knowledge' or 'science'.^[1] Evolving throughout its history, Ayurveda remains a...