…written several centuries earlier by Agnivesha, who was one of six disciples of Ayurvedic scholar Punarvasu Atreya. The other disciples named in the tradition are Bhela, Jatukarna, Parashara, Harita, and Ksharapani. Each of the disciples went on to compose samhitas (compendiums), incorporating ideas from Atreya’s school of thought as well…
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