A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c21.103

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Several Gautamas are known in Sanskrit literature. Gotama and his sons are already mentioned in the *Ṛgveda*. A verse of *Ṛgveda* 10.137, said to be curative of all diseases, is ascribed to him.335 A number of descendants of Gotama, called Gautamas,336 are referred to in Vedic literature, the *Mahābhārata*, the Purāṇas, etc.337 The oldest *dharmasūtra* is that of Gautama.338 The *Nyāyasūtra* is ascribed to Akṣapāda Gotama or Gautama. Other sciences, with which his name is associated, are astronomy, astrology, archery, and *śakunaśāstra*.339