[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [A History of Indian Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922) › v2.c19.s8.9 # A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c19.s8.9 A History of Indian Philosophy v2.c19.s8.9 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.s8.9) ¹ \*Yoga-vāsiṣṭha\*, VI. 24. It is curious to note in this connection that in the whole literature of the Āyur-veda there is probably no passage where there is such a clear description of the respiratory process. \*Pupphusa\*, or lungs, are mentioned only by name in \*Suśruta-saṃhitā\*, but none of their functions and modes of operation are at all mentioned. It is probable that the discovery of the respiratory functions of the lungs was made by a school of thought different from that of the medical school. - [Previous: v2.c19.s8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.s8.8) - [Next: v2.c19.s8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.s8.10) - [Up: v2.c19.s8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.s8) ## Cites (2) - [Yogavāsiṣṭha](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.ramayana.upajivya.yogavasistha.6.24) — Vālmīki, Sanskrit - [Suśrutasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.med.samhita.susruta-school.susruta) — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.s8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.dasgupta-1922.v2.c19.s8.9) · Pramāṇa