A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.9
A History of Indian Medical Literature v2.c29.9
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25 Āyus consists of a combination of body, sense organs, sattva and ātman; this combination finds, according to P.V. Sharma (1989a: 7–8), a parallel in the five sheaths (pañcakośa) of life in the Vedānta philosophy (ref. to Śaṃkara’s commentary on the Taittirīyopaniṣad; compare MW s.v. kośa). Compare on āyus: Cakra and Śivadāsa ad Ca.Sū.1.42; Ca.Sū. 30.22–23 and 31, Vi.3.24–38, Śā.6.29 and 8.51; Dalhaṇa ad Su.Sū.1.15 and 35.1–15; Rasavaiśeṣikasūtra 1.95–98. See also: A. Comba (1984a); W. Schubring (1962): 185–186 (āyu); P.V. Sharma (1985e): 15–19.
Linked texts (4)
- Carakasaṃhitā — Agniveśa (Āyurveda) & Caraka, Sanskrit
- Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit
- Taittirīyopaniṣad — Sanskrit
- Rasavaiśeṣikasūtra — Bhadanta Nāgārjuna, Sanskrit