A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.23

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These references have given rise to various, mostly speculative and improbable, interpretations. One Indian author asserts that Vaiśampāyana himself is the Caraka who revised the *Agniveśatantra* and made it into the *Carakasaṃhitā*. 81 Another Indian author claims that the *Carakasaṃhitā* is the work of Vaiśampāyana’s pupils. 82 Others again maintain that the author of the *Carakasaṃhitā* must have been a member of one of the Vedic schools established by those disciples of Vaiśampāyana who went to the northern parts of India. 83