A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c43.s33.t3.2

v3.c43.s33.t3.2

The identity of Vaṅgasena's father with one of the persons called Gadādhara who are known from Sanskrit medical literature is a matter of speculation, for information on his literary activity is entirely lacking. It is improbable, on chronological grounds, that Gadādhara, the father of Vaṅgasena, wrote the commentary on the Suśrutasaṃhitā or the Vaidyaprasāraka, but Vaṅgasena's probable date does at least not conflict with identifying his father with Vaidyagadādhara or Gadādharavaidya, quoted in Śrīdharadāsa's Saduktikarṇāmṛta, compiled in 1205. 1563