Many different disciplines have been described in the ancient Hindu scriptures. These include Jyotish Shastra or Astrology,Yog Shastra or Yoga, Ayurved and Vastu Shastra. Although these disciplines cover topics as varied as medicine and architecture, they are all based on the same well defined principles and rules.

Vedic Disciplines are centred around the five basic elements, known as the 'Panch - Mahabhuts'. It is believed that even Gods take a human form, to acquire these elements, of which the  human body consists. These five basic elements are:

'Darshanshastra' explains the state of human existence, as a stream of consciousness, it has five sub-branches called the 'Upang(s)'. The upangs make up the five disciplines of; Music, Astrology, Ayurved, Yoga and Vastu. These disciplines have corresponding elements that share similar attributes, as illustrated below:

'Darshan Shastra'

Upangs'

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	Astrology	Ayurved	Yoga	Vastu
Notes	Yog	Nadi	Pran	Prithvi
Beats	Muhrut	Sam-Ushna	Mudra	Surya
Rhythm	Energy	Sheet-Tap	Vayu	Vayu