A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s17.122

v1.c26.s17.122

Indu is one of the few commentators who accept Vāgbhaṭa’s syncretistic attitude and do not cloak the Buddhist elements in his works. His remarks on ‘worship of the deities’ (daivatapūjā; A.h.Ci.1.177) mention, as examples of these deities, not only Hari and Hara, but also Āryāvalokita, Āryatārā, Parṇaśabarī, and Aparājitā. 322 Indu reads Jina and Jinasuta in a verse of the Aṣṭāngahṛdaya (Ci.19.98), where these names are suppressed by Aruṇadatta and many editors, who replace them by Śiva and Śivasuta. 323 He interprets Jina as the Buddha, Jinasuta 324 as Avalokiteśa and other deities. 325 Neither is Tārā passed over in silence, as in Aruṇadatta’s commentary; she is recognized as a Buddhist deity. 326