Agnivesa

Agnivesa

Agnivesha was an ancient Indian rishi (sage), and myths of his birth associate his parentage to Agni. He was one of the earliest writers on ayurveda, the ancient Indian science of health and medicine.

References

* Ram Karan Sharma and Vaidya Bhagran Dash, "Agnivesa's Caraka Samhita," Varanasi, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Studies XCIV (2006). Vol. I: ISBN 8170800129; Vol. II: ISBN 8170800137; Vol. III: ISBN 81700145; Vol. IV: ISBN 8170800153; Vol. V: ISBN 8170800242; Vol. VI: ISBN 817080051X, Vol. VII: ISBN 8170800714
*"A Dictionary of Hindu Mythology & Religion" by John Dowson


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