A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s15: Ballāladeva
A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s15
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Ballāladeva
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Ballāladeva was the author of a *Yogamuktāvalī*³³ in 759 verses. He did not adopt Mādhava's arrangement of the diseases. The treatment of masūrikā and śitalikā is dealt with in his work.³⁴
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The author is supposed to be identical with Ballāladeva, a famous king of the Sena dynasty of Bengal.³⁵ This king, usually called Ballālasena, and his son, Lakṣmaṇasena, are credited with five works on dharmaśāstra and related subjects; well-known in the *Adbhutāsagara*, a treatise on omina and portenta.³⁶ Ballālasena's literary activity must be placed in the third quarter of the twelfth century³⁷
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A *Vaidyakasārasaṃgraha* is attributed to an author of the name Ballāla.³⁸
Cites (1)
- Adbhutasāgara — Ballālasena & Lakṣmaṇasena, Sanskrit