A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c26.s2.92

v1.c26.s2.92

Other arguments brought forward in support of the thesis that Vāgbhaṭa was not a Buddhist, but a Hindu, are, for example: the worship of Hindu deities; 250 the frequent prescription to venerate brāhmaṇas, gurus, cows, etc.;251 the emphasis on brahmacarya as the best rasāyana for this world and the next (lokadvaya);252 the importance of the śāśvataloka and paraloka;253 the auspiciousness of hearing the sounds of Veda recitation;254 the observance of Hindu rituals;255 the absence of a ban on the consumption of meat and alcoholic beverages;256 the presence of propitiation of the planets;257 the fact that Hemādri calls him an ācārya;258 the use of the term āyurveda instead of cikitsā, the usual term in Buddhist texts.