A History of Indian Medical Literature v4.c58.8

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Vairocana on the occasion of the latter's pilgrimage to India; he regards Candranandana as a pupil of Aśvaghoṣa. Most sources relate that Vairocana, after receiving the original, translated it into Tibetan. See on Vairocana: Bhagwan Dash (1976a): 18; Rechung (1973): 17, 187, 203, 298. See on the Rgyud-bźi: Vāgbhaṭa. Rechung (1973: 14) relates that, according to the Tibetan tradition, Zla-ba mnon-dgah was a paṇḍit from Kaśmīr and a disciple of Aśvaghoṣa; to this Aśvaghoṣa, who was a prolific author, a number of medical treatises are attributed: Yan-lag brgyad-pa chen-po, Yan-lag brgyad-pa-la hjug-pa, and Yan-lag brgyad-pa ni sñin-po bsdus-pa. Similar statements about Aśvaghoṣa are found in Terry Clifford (1984: 42), who renders the titles of these medical treatises (correctly) as ‘The great eight branches’, ‘Entering the eight branches’ and ‘Collection of the essence of the eight branches’; he adds, as a fourth treatise, an autocommentary on the last work of the three; one of his notes says (1984: 245) that, according to the Tibetans, Aśvaghoṣa and Vāgbhaṭa are the same person (see also: P. Yonten Arya, 1998: X); T. Clifford (1984: 42) ascribes to Candranandana, Aśvaghoṣa's pupil, a commentary on his teacher's works, a dictionary of their medical terms, and major volumes of his own. 104 R.E. Emmerick (1977): 1136. See on this issue also R.F.G. Müller (1932): 793–794. Emmerick's view is criticized by M. Taube (1981: 18–19, 22, 28). 105 G. Huth (1895a): 270–271, (1895b): 280–281; compare P. Cordier (1901c): 180. Huth transcribed Candranandana's name wrongly as Candrānanda (see C. Vogel, 1965: 15). The NCC (I, 464) places Candranandana in the tenth century; P.V. Sharma (1993: Intr. 34) assigns him to about A.D. 1000. 106 NCC VI, 354. 107 The NCC (VII, 26) calls this commentary Yogaratna, which may be based on a confusion with Candraṭa's Yogaratnasamuccaya. See for the editions: Tiṣaṭa. References are to ed. d. See on Candraṭa and his commentary: R.P. Bhatnagar (1992): 280–282; P.V. Sharma's Intr. to ed. d, 5–8; P.V. Sharma (1972b). See for the shorter and longer version of Candraṭa's commentary ed. a. 108 See the commentary ad 161–162; 208–211; 212–215. 109 See on Candraṭa's views regarding some basic concepts: R.P. Bhatnagar (1992): 281–282; P.V. Sharma's Intr. to ed. d; P.V. Sharma (1972b). 110 See the comments ad 10–12. 111 See the commentary ad 80. 112 See, for example, his comments ad 118, 130 and 270. 113 See, e.g., his comments ad 124. 114 According to P.V. Sharma (Intr. to ed. d, 7), Dalhaṇa seems to have followed Candraṭa in a number of interpretations. 115 See, e.g., the commentary ad 48: balā = samaṅgā; ad 51: uccaṭā = kapikacchu or guñjā; ad 61: moraṭa = aiṅkolapuṣpa; ad 371: moraṭa = apāmārga. 116 See, e.g., the commentary ad 208–211. 117 See the commentary ad 340 and 354–355. 118 See the comments ad 341. 119 Probably Bhaṭṭāraharīścandra. Compare: Haricandra. 120 I.e., Śukra. Compare: Śukra. 121 Compare: Bhaṭṭa. 122 I.e., Videha. Compare: Videha.