[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) › c8.225 # Hindu Medicine c8.225 Hindu Medicine c8.225 - **Language:** English ### [c8.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.225) Śaunaka teaches: “when the foetus springs into existence, first the head comes into being, because the head is the root from which the faculties of the senses (indriya) spring forth,” Kṛtavīrya teaches: “—the heart, because it is the abode of the all-comprehensive awareness (buddhi) and of the mind (manas).” The school of Parāśara teaches: “—the navel, for out of the navel grows the body of animate beings.” Mārkaṇḍeya teaches: “—the arms and the legs, - [Previous: c8.224](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.224) - [Next: c8.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.226) - [Up: c8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.zimmer-1948.c8.225) · Pramāṇa