[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Hindu Medicine](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948) › c7.233 # Hindu Medicine c7.233 Hindu Medicine c7.233 - **Language:** English ### [c7.233](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.233) So extensive an oral tradition, passed on through the ages, was in constant danger of dwindling down to the level of a mere feat of memory taken for genuine skill. Suśruta insists that this enormous amount of oral learning be balanced by practical efficiency: the physician who masters both stands firmly on both his legs. Otherwise, when it comes to treating the patient, he will feel as insecure as a coward approaching the battleground. - [Previous: c7.232](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.232) - [Next: c7.234](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.234) - [Up: c7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.233](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c7.233) · Pramāṇa