A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s38: Mahimasamudra

A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c44.s38

Language: English

Mahimasamudra

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Mahimasamudra, called Jinasamudra before his dīkṣā, wrote, in Rājasthānī verse (caupāī), the Vaidyakacintāmaṇi, also called Vaidyakasāroddhāra and Samudra(prakāśa)siddhānta. This work deals with nidāna and cikitsā.

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Sources mentioned are Ātreya, Caraka, Śārṅgadhara, Suśruta, Vāgbhaṭa, and Yogaśataka.

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Mahimasamudra was a Śvetāmbara Jain monk who succeeded Jinacandrasūri as an ācārya. He also wrote a commentary on Bhartṛhari’s Vairāgyaśataka and a play, called Tattvaprabodhanāṭaka. He lived in the second half of the seventeenth century.120

Linked texts (2)

Vairāgyaśataka (Appayya Dīkṣita) — Appayya Dīkṣita 1550, Sanskrit
Vaidyakasāroddhāra — Brajanāthaśarman, Sanskrit