A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c21.19
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c21.19
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Aṅgiras is known as a medical authority, called Ḥod-yaṅ, in the Tibetan tradition.89 Pālakāpya’s Hastyāyurveda refers to one of his descendants, an Āṅgirasa. Āṅgirasa is one of a series of medical experts in the Milindapañha (4.7.20).89a The Atharvaveda knows the Aṅgirasaḥ as possessing knowledge about medicinal plants (8.7; 19.39) and calls the jaṅgiḍa plant Aṅgiras.90
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- Atharvavedasaṃhitā — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit
- Milindapañha — Pāli
- Hastyāyurveda — Pālakāpya, Sanskrit