Question

A treatise on this system compares a childless person to “a lamp in sketches,” in contrast to a parent with “many faces and multi-dimensional knowledge,” to illustrate the importance of generativity. This system divides the day into six blocks of four hours according to the qualities of heaviness or fluidity ascribed to them. Modern experts in this system must pass the BAMS (“bams”) examination. The components of this system are visualized with a colorful five-pointed star containing a three-sectioned (-5[1])pentagon. Knowledge about this system is codified in the Charaka Saṃhitā (“cha-ra-KAH SAUM-he-tah”) and the Sushruta Saṃhitā (10[2])(“shoosh-roo-tah SAUM-he-tah”). One of (10[1])the goals (10[1])of this system is to balance (-5[1])vāta, (10[1])pitta, (10[1])and kapha, (10[2])known as the elemental (10[1])doshas. Practitioners (10[1])of this system may prescribe churna power (10[1]-5[1])or gomutra, a mixture of cow urine. (10[1]-5[1])For 10 points, (-5[1])what system originating in South Asia uses yoga, (10[1]-5[1])meditation, and herbal cures to address (10[1])ailments? (10[1])■END■ (10[6]0[3])

ANSWER: Ayurveda [or Ayurvedic medicine; prompt on Vedic medicine or (Indian) traditional medicine; prompt on alternative medicine or folk medicine; prompt on healing or similar answers; prompt on herbalism until “herbal” is read; prompt on yoga until read]
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y2391%0%26%121.62

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Wenying WuToronto AChicago C77-5
Joelle SmartRutgers ASouth Carolina A9210
Daniel MaYale ACornell A9210
Stevie MillerMaryland AStanford A9410
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley ATexas A9610
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech AChicago B102-5
Conor ThompsonIowa State AMcGill A10310
Todd MaslykMichigan AJohns Hopkins A10410
Benjamin McAvoy-BickfordPenn AClaremont A10610
Vittal BhatNorth Carolina AMIT A10610
Chris RayOhio State ABrown A11010
Andrew SalijNorthwestern AMinnesota A11210
Anuttam RamjiUC Berkeley BMinnesota B119-5
Sanjay SrihariGeorgia Tech BWUSTL B11910
Joseph ChambersVirginia AIllinois A126-5
Arjun NageswaranHarvard AIndiana A12610
Tracy MirkinFlorida AChicago A129-5
Gideon KpurubuVanderbilt AColumbia B13710
Mateo Javier AcostaFlorida BPurdue A137-5
Ani PerumallaPenn State AYale B14310
Ashish SubramanianDuke AWUSTL A14410
Halle FriedmanNYU AHouston A14510
Claire JonesChicago AFlorida A14510
Lexi TermanRutgers BImperial A1450
John BroussardHouston ANYU A1450
Michael MaysImperial ARutgers B1450
Robert CondronChicago CToronto A14510
Nicholas TunksMinnesota BUC Berkeley B14510
John MarvinChicago BGeorgia Tech A14510
Alex PijanowskiPurdue AFlorida B14510