Tila (mole)
A mole. The texts give a result for a mole on each part of the body, learned as history. A mole that grows or changes is shown to a doctor, never read.
- Samudrika Shastra
- हिंदी: तिल
What is the rule behind Tila?
The texts give a result for a mole (tila) or eruption (pitaka) on each part of the body. These are learned as history; a mole that changes in size, shape or colour is shown to a doctor, never read.
Source: Brihat Samhita
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Related terms
- Pitaka (eruption)An eruption on the skin. Brihat Samhita gives eruptions a chapter of their own, studied as history and never as a health sign.
- Pada rekha (signs on the soles)The lotus, wheel, fish and conch on the soles, the same signs the texts look for on the palms, as in the footprints of Vishnu and the Buddha in art.
- AjanubahuLong arms that reach the knees, the arms poets give Rama. A heroic ideal, never a measure of a person.
- Lanchhana (birthmark)A birthmark, read in old books in the same spirit as touch omens. Studied as history.
- Kambu-grivaA neck like a conch with three soft lines, as the texts and poets describe gods and heroes.
- AngavidyaThe old practice of reading omens from the part of the body a person touched while asking a question. Brihat Samhita gives it a chapter and the Jain Angavijja a whole book. Studied as history.
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What does Tila mean in Samudrika Shastra?
A mole. The texts give a result for a mole on each part of the body, learned as history. A mole that grows or changes is shown to a doctor, never read. The texts give a result for a mole (tila) or eruption (pitaka) on each part of the body. These are learned as history; a mole that changes in size, shape or colour is shown to a doctor, never read.
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