2020-02-01 Sat

Raj Vaidya Brihaspati Dev Triguna was an accomplished Ayurvedic physician and scholar. He was renowned for his skills in Nadi Vigyan, the ayurvedic technique of pulse diagnosis. Many leading personalities including Presidents and Prime Ministers of India were his patients.

He completed his formal ayurvedic studies under the guidance of Rajvaidya Pandit Gokul Chand Ji in his Gurukul from Ludhiana. During his illustrious practicing career of 72 years, he used to see about 500 people every day with meticulous diagnosis.

In association with Maharshi Mahesh Yogi was instrumental in establishing a large number of Ayurveda Clinics and Panchakarma Centres globally. He was instrumental in establishing the Rashtriya Ayurveda Vidyapeeth (RAV) for preserving the Ayurveda knowledge through Guru Shishya Parampara. The nation honored him by conferring on him the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan.

To honor him India Postal Department has issued commemorative stamps in the series of ‘Master Healers of AYUSH’. A 500 Paise (or Rs.5/-) stamp depicting Brihaspati Dev Triguna and his pulse diagnosis techniques. In the right background is the Institute that was established at his initiative.

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