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Download Solution PDFAn inscription of 1121 A.D. refers to a medical school teaching the Charaka Samhita and Ashtanga-Hridaya of Vagbhata at
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Download Solution PDF- An examination of epigraphical evidence from South India by DVS Reddy, highlights various types of medical relief in early medieval South India, mentions about this inscription, he talks of the medical school at Tiruvaduturrai teaching Charaka Samhita and Ashtanga Hridaya. The inscription dates to the period of Vikarama Chola's reign.
- The Charaka Samhita is said to have been compiled around 400- 200 BCE and is known to be one of the oldest work of Ayurvedic knowledge, it is sometimes believed to be a school of thought, led by a scholar named Charaka, but mostly it is attributed to one sage Charaka. The language of the Samhita is Sanskrit and it is written in a poetical and metrical style.
- The Astanga Hridaya of Vagbhata is primarily prose and its composition is dated after Charaka Samhita. It focuses on the physiology of the body and the aspects of vatta, pitta, and Kapha. It also explains the use and composition of metals and minerals for the body.
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