The Classical Doctrine of Indian Medicine: Its Origins and its Greek Parallels c6.35

c6.35

In any case it is possible that in antiquity a veritable Ātreya was famous as a doctor. In effect several Buddhist texts know of a doctor Ātreya and the sources of these texts appear to be quite independent of the Brahmanic texts and of the *Caraka-saṃhitā*. He is mentioned in the story of Jīvaka, doctor to the king Bimbisāra and to the Buddha, this story not being found in these texts or in this *Saṃhitā*.