Hindu Medicine c8.157

Language: English

c8.157

The heart, says Suśruta (III, 4), is called the abode of consciousness (cetanā, the thinking substance and function). The heart is like a lotus-flower, with the opening of its calyx turned downwards. It opens its blossom when man is awake, and closes it when man is asleep.

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Suśrutasaṃhitā — Suśruta & Nāgārjuna (siddha/alchemist), Sanskrit