A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s2.16

v1.c23.s2.16

The opinions put forward on the identity and date of the author who revised an earlier surgical treatise attributed to Suśruta, and who has probably added the Uttaratantra, are very diverse. The arguments adduced in favour of a particular hypothesis are usually intimately connected with the elements of the Suśrutasaṃhitā thought to belong to this reviser. A survey of some of the opinions may be useful in clarifying the complications of the situation.