A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c58.149

v4.c58.149

669 The last colophon of a MS (post fourteenth century) of Vāgbhaṭa’s *Aṣṭāṅgahṛdaya*, forming part of the collection of the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London, declares Vāgbhaṭa to be a descendant of Ravigupta; the colophon admits of two interpretations: Ravigupta was either Vāgbhaṭa’s great-grandfather or his grandfather; if correct, this statement means that Ravigupta’s date is much earlier than generally assumed (see D. Wujastyk, 1985).