A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c47.43

v3.c47.43

The author, a Jain from South India, is assigned to the thirteenth century. He wrote his treatise on the request of Saudadeva, the Jain king of Jinapura, who decided to stop hunting and to acquire knowledge about wild animals and birds.198 The work has been translated into English,199 but the Prakrit text has not been edited.200