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A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.28

A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.28

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v1.c23.s8.28

The Vivāgasuya (= Sanskrit Vipākaśruta), the eleventh aṅga of the Śvetāmbara Jaina canon, mentions a Dhanvantari as the court physician of Kanakaratha, king of Vijayapura. An Āyurvedaśāstra of Dhanvantari is mentioned in Śīlaṅka’s Caūpaṇṇamahāpurisacariya.40 Some more Dhanvantaris are referred to in other Jaina texts.41

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