Hindu Medicine c7.179

c7.179

Following the traditional pattern, the “Jīvānanda” arrays two battle fronts with their opposing kings, and describes their encounters and vicissitudes, until the forces of evil finally meet defeat, —thanks to the intervention of the highest divine powers. Both parties in this chess game use every device of political cunning and of the art of warfare; the medical lesson of the play is seasoned with the sophisticated art of Hindu politics and strategy.