A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s2.32

v1.c26.s2.32

Śrīdāsapaṇḍita asserts rather firmly in his Hṛdayabodhikā on the Hṛdaya that the apūrvavaidya – and the ekavaidya of the Saṃgraha – should be interpreted as Īśvara. The Skāndapurāṇa and Śaivapurāṇa are quoted in support. He rejects the opinion that Vāgbhaṭa’s unusual way of expressing himself (aprasiddhapadaprayoga) gives rise to uncertainty about the deity he had in mind. At the end of this plea, however, he mentions briefly, contradicting his former statements, that the apūrvavaidya may also be Sugata (= Buddha); a quotation from Halāyudha 154 serves to confirm this. Śrīdāsa acknowledges that the mantra addressed to Bhaiṣajyaguru is of Buddhist inspiration.