A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s2.47

v1.c26.s2.47

Kuṇṭe¹⁸⁴ argued that Vāgbhaṭa was a Hindu who came under the influence of Buddha’s teachings, since he lived in a period of Buddhist expansion. Kuṇṭe regarded the maṅgalas as partly Buddhist, but mainly, in particular the long additional one, as Hinduist; he stressed that three fourths of the long salutation are addressed to Gaṇeśa.¹⁸⁵