A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.32
A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c23.s8.32
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In his second existence, as the descendant of Dīrghatapas, Dhanvantari received his āyurvedic knowledge from Bharadvāja; he divided the āyurveda into eight branches and taught it to his pupils.47 The teacher is replaced by Bhāskara in the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa48 and Matsyapurāṇa.49 The Brahmavaivartapurāṇa mentions Garuḍa as the one who instructed Dhanvantari in mantraśāstra.50