The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (313 page)

(Skt., ‘Knowledge of Life’). The ancient and traditional Hindu school or system of healing, regarded as a supplement to the
Atharva Veda
. The major early works are the
Caraka-sa
hit
and the
Su
ruta-sa
hit
, 1st–4th cents. CE. The maintenance of relationship and balance is the principle of cure and care in ayurvedic medicine, which continues to be widely practised. For a spiritual equivalent, cf.,
BH
TA
UDDHI
.

 
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Azal
B
b
s
.

Followers of M
rz
Ya
y
N
r
, called
ub
-i Azal (Morn of Eternity) (1830/1–1912), the appointed successor of the B
b (see
B
B
S
). After the B
b's execution (1850), Babism ceased to be a united movement.
ub
-i Azal was involved with the militant faction which unsuccessfully plotted the assassination of the Shah (1852). In the consequent purge he went into hiding, later joining his older half-brother
Bah
’u’ll
h