A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c57.22

v4.c57.22

22 Kāśirāja appears to be a proper name; it does not mean 'king of Kāśī'. V.N. Pandey (1992: 235) advanced the thesis that Kāśirāja is in all probability identical with Divodāsa Dhanvantari, while Suśruta is Suśruta the Elder, the author of the Suśrutasamhitā; he fails to mention that the Suśrutasamhitā does not contain a lāśunakalpa.