A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.61

v1.c17.61

Important elements of P.V. Sharma’s framework are: the Milindapañha¹⁴⁷ has many things in common with the Carakasaṃhitā,¹⁴⁸ which indicates that they belong to the same period; Aśvaghoṣa,¹⁴⁹ whose works bear witness to his familiarity with āyurveda, drew extensively on Caraka’s work, ¹⁵⁰ in spite of the fact that his name is not mentioned; a number of formulae found in the Nāvanītaka ¹⁵¹ are quoted from the Carakasamhitā; ¹⁵² the Yājñavalkyasmṛti ¹⁵³ has taken much of its medical material from Caraka. ¹⁵⁴