A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.4

Language: English

v1.c8.4

Stories about the transmission of the āyurveda from divinities to human sages, similar to those found in the Carakasaṃhitā or of a more or less different character, occur in the Suśrutasaṃhitā, the works attributed to Vāgbhaṭa, the Kāśyapa-saṃhitā, Hārī-tasaṃhitā, Ugrāditya’s Kalyāṇakāraka, Bhāvamiśra’s Bhāvaprakāśa, and the Bṛhannighaṇṭuratnākara.¹⁰ An independent tradition regarding the origin of āyurveda is presented by the Brahmavaivartapurāṇa.¹¹

Linked texts (8)

Brahmavaivartapurāṇa — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
Aṣṭāṅgahṛdayasaṃhitā — Vāgbhaṭa, Sanskrit
Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
Kalyāṇakāraka — Ugrāditya, Sanskrit
Kāśyapasaṃhitā (Vṛddhajīvakīyatantra) — Mārīca Kaśyapa & Vātsya, Sanskrit
Hārītasaṃhitā — Hārīta, Sanskrit
Bhāvaprakāśa — Bhāvamiśra 1550, Sanskrit