A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s5.4

v1.c23.s5.4

The arguments adduced in defending Suśruta’s anteriority to Caraka are usually thought to be unconvincing. Most scholars regard Suśruta as later than Caraka. 326 The general impression that the Suśrutasaṃhitā is more systematic and scientific than the latter has led some to the conclusion that the former must be posterior to the latter. 327 Others advanced that the stanzas which the Suśrutasaṃhitā has in common with the Carakasaṃhitā prove that the latter preceded the former. 328 Although this argument is not conclusive in itself, because it can also be used in support of the opposite thesis, it is remarkable that the correspondences are mostly found in the Uttaratantra. 329