A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c46.1405

v3.c46.1405

Paṇḍit Rājaguru Kavicandra is mentioned as the founder of a line of teachers in the *Vaidyacintāmaṇibhaiṣajyasaṅgrahaya*, 114 translated from Tamil into Simhala by an author called Soḷendrasimha or Śeḷasimha. 115 The editions of this work mention that Rājaguru Kavicandra belonged to a pupillary succession (guruparamparā) of vaidyas who were holding the office of applying unguents to the royal person. He is described as the twin-brother or contemporary (sahajāta) of Rāmacandra Vaidyaratna, who came to the city of Jayavardhana 116 in Sri Lanka from the Coḷa country in India. The MSS of the same work, however, mention a Rāmacandra Miśra, adding that he came to Sri Lanka from Kṣirabhuktideśa.