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The medical tradition of Caraka involved clinical observation, diagnosis and cure. This was initiated by Atreya Punarvasu and Agniveśa at Taxila, and the tradition persisted for centuries. Under Suśruta’s care surgical instruments were invented, and in the post-Christian era, Nāgārjuna and others conducted alchemical experiments.