Dr. Lalit Tiwari, Dr. Shashi Kant Tiwari
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
“Personality is the set of characteristics and behavioural traits which best describe an individual’s patterns of interaction with the world.” This is the definition of personality according to the text book of medicine ‘Davidson’s Principle and Practice of Medicine’. The external and internal personalities both are responsible for determining the overall personality of a person. The basic concept of prakritiboth doshic as well as Mansik as described in Ayurvedic literature and it seems to be the fundamental philosophy behind the concept of personality.The Dosha predominant at the time of conception decides the prakrti i.e. it is decided at the initial stage of fertilization. Besides this, personality of a person also depends on many factors viz. the environmental condition, social background and many other biological conditions etc.