A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.39

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P.V. Sharma 113 proposed two possible solutions to this problem: (a) the Agniveśatantra was renamed Carakasaṃhitā because Agniveśa belonged to the Vedic Caraka school; (b) Caraka, who adhered to the Carakaśākhā, revised Agniveśa’s work to such an extent that the bulk was due to his contributions, which made it proper to change the name.