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{{Infobox person
| name = Brihaspati Dev Triguna
| image =Brihaspati Dev Triguna 2019 stamp of India.jpg
| image_size = 260px
| birth_date = 1920
| death_date = 2013
| birth_place = Bara Pind (Ram Bazar) Punjab India
}}

'''Brihaspati Dev Triguna''' (1920–2013) was a Vaidya or [[Ayurveda]] practitioner and an expert in [[Pulse diagnosis]] (''Nadi vaidyam'' in Ayurvedic terms)''. He completed his formal ayurvedic studies under the guidance of Rajvaidya Pandit Gokul Chand ji in his Gurukul from Ludhiana.

He was awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in 1992, followed by the Indian Government's second highest civilian award, the [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award in 2003.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web |url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |website=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |access-date=21 July 2015 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archive-date=15 November 2014 }}</ref>

==Career==

Triguna was president of the All-India Ayurvedic Congress<ref>{{cite news |title=Chopra meets wise healer in India |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=31 January 1988 }}</ref> and held several government positions, including Director of the Central Council for Research on Ayurveda and chairman of the National Academy of Ayurveda. He was the personal physician for the [[President of India]].<ref>[http://www.mapi.com/newsletters/maharishi_ayurveda/september_2009/magic_of_maharishi_ayurveda.html "The Magic of Maharishi Ayurveda"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314215240/http://www.mapi.com/newsletters/maharishi_ayurveda/september_2009/magic_of_maharishi_ayurveda.html |date=14 March 2012 }} Maharishi Ayurveda Products International web site</ref> He worked towards standardization of Ayurvedic medicines, certifications at the Ayurvedic colleges of India.

Triguna collaborated with [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]] and other Ayurvedic experts to develop [[Maharishi Ayurveda]].<ref>[http://www.mapi.com/ayurveda_health_care/ayurvedic_knowledge/maharishi_ayurveda.html "The Maharishi Ayurveda Story"] Maharishi Ayurveda Products International web site</ref> His primary practice was in [[Sarai Kale Khan]] behind Delhi's [[Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station]], although he travelled to many parts of the world, including Europe where he opened Ayurveda clinics.<ref>[http://www.lifepositive.com/Body/ayurveda/ayurveda-India.asp Ayurveda – Ayurveda – Medicine and treatment in India] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406034626/http://www.lifepositive.com/Body/ayurveda/ayurveda-India.asp |date=6 April 2009 }} by Parveen Chopra, Lifepostive magazine</ref> His travel in the U.S. included giving talks on Ayurveda at medical schools such as [[UCLA]], [[Harvard]], and [[Johns Hopkins School of Medicine]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Beth Ann |last=Krier |title=Pulse as a Window on the State of Your Health |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=3 June 1986 |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-03/news/vw-9301_1_pulse}}</ref>

In 2003, Triguna received the second highest civilian award given by Government of India, the [[Padma Vibhushan]] Award.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sonal Mansingh, others receive Padma awards |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/04/04/stories/2003040405870100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711170900/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/04/04/stories/2003040405870100.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=11 July 2011 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=4 April 2003 |access-date=2009-03-28 }}</ref>

Vaidya Brihaspati Dev Triguna died on 1 January 2013<ref>{{cite web|title=Famous and beloved Vaidya Dr. Triguna Maharishi Mahesh died|url=http://www.ayurveda-portal.de/component/content/article/104-english-articles/1719-famous-and-beloved-vaidya-dr-triguna-maharishi-mahesh-is-dead.html|access-date=15 June 2020|website=ayurveda-portal.de}}</ref> at his home in Sarai Kale Khan, Nizamuddin New Delhi. His sons Narendra Triguna and Vaidya Devendra Triguna carry on his practice at the same location.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Tribute to Rajvaidya Brihaspati Dev Triguna-ji |website=Maharishi's Global Family Chat |date=4 January 2013 |url=http://www.maharishichannel.in/econtact_mailing/MAILING_OUT/2013/2013_01/2013_01_02_Triguna.html}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://enmag.org Touching the Pulse to Create Balance and Health] : an interview with Dr. Brihaspati Dev Triguna
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090406034626/http://lifepositive.com/Body/ayurveda/ayurveda-India.asp Ayurveda, Vaidya Brihaspati Dev Triguna] Research on Ayurveda in India and its practitioners
* [https://mtgeneve.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/hommage-au-dr-triguna-rencontres-avec-un-homme-extraordinaire/ A Tribute to Dr. Triguna]
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