Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.53
Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t4.53
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The contribution that *Siddhasàra* has made is its unique and special method of edition and arrangement. Its structure, in the history of India medicine, can be viewed as a turning point. Before this book, *Caraka-saühità*, a monograph focussing on internal medicine and *Suúruta-samhitā* and *Aùñàïga-hçdya-saïhità*, monographs on surgery are all books arranging their contents in line with Aùñàïga, the traditional classification method of Ayurvedic medicine. After *Siddhasàra*, *Màdhava-Nidàna* or
Linked texts (5)
- Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Mādhavanidāna (Rugviniścaya) — Mādhavakara, Sanskrit
- Siddhasāra — Ravigupta, Sanskrit