A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c17.83

v1.c17.83

The most probable conclusion that can be drawn from the available material in the *Carakasamhitā* is that it derives from a period not far removed in time from that in which the *Vaiśeṣikasūtras* achieved their present form, i.e., A.D. 50–150.213 This hypothesis is supported by passages which has the *Carakasamhitā* in common with the *Vaiśeṣikasūtras* or which resemble each other closely. 214