A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1376

v3.c46.1376

The *upasaṃhṛti* at the end of the *Laṅkābhaiṣajyamaṇimālā* and the *prākkathana* of the *Kvāthamaṇimālā* provide information on the author, who belongs to the twentieth century. He was born in Devanagara and studied at the university called Mahāmantrīndra in Rohaṇa, on the banks of the Nīlavalāhaka river.⁴³ After completing his studies he settled in Kolamba (Colombo), where he became the chancellor (adhipati) of the Śrī Siddhārtha Āyurvedic College.