A Comparative Study of Indian Medicine and Philosophy and Korean Traditional Medicine - Focusing on the Five Great Elements (pañca-mahābhūta) and the Five Phases (五⾏) -

Key Points

• To compare and analyze the philosophical foundations and medical applications of Indian and Korean traditional medicine focusing on the five great elements and five phases.
• Literature review of Indian and Korean traditional medical texts
• Comparative analysis of the pañca-mahābhūta and 五行 concepts
• Examination of physiological and pathological roles within diagnostic and treatment systems
• Highlighted similarities and differences in the philosophical and cosmological origins of both traditions
• Identified the functional roles of five elements in diagnosis and treatment methods
• Proposed a theoretical framework for a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between humans and nature

Abstract