A Concise History of Science in India c8.s2.t3.3
A Concise History of Science in India c8.s2.t3.3
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c8.s2.t3.3
The first mention of a medical book on *Aṣṭāṅga* is found in the memoirs of the Chinese traveller I’Tsing of the seventh century. The author of this book has been identified with the Buddhist Vāgbhaṭa who may, therefore, be placed in the seventh century A.D. or a little earlier.