![]() ![]() Basing on the internal and external evidences the date of Vagbhata can be fixed between 4th and 5th century AD.Īshtanga Hridaya is one of the most celebrated and most often studied treatises on Indian Medicine, after Charaka Samhita and Samhita, Samhita. He was the disciple of Avalokita, the chief monk of Mahayana Buddhism. His fore fathers were also great scholars of Ayurveda. From that store of nectar, a short treatise entitled Ashtanga Hridaya was written for the benefit mediocre students”.Īcharya Vagbhata was the son of Simhagupta and the grand son of Vagbhata belongs to the region of river Sindhu. The author himself says “By churning the great ocean of medical science, a great store of nectar by name Ashtanga Sangraha was obtained. Vagbhata was the first person who composed a treatise entitled Ashtanga Sangraha by bringing together the relevant medical knowledge contained in Charaka Samhita, Samhita, Harita Samhita, Bhela Samhita, Kasyapa Samhita etc. So, the time demanded in writing concise books, which cover the essentials of all the eight branches of Ayurveda. ![]() ![]() During the ancient times, Acharyas of Ayurveda had written voluminous works on different specialties, which were not tangible to mediocre students. ![]()
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