A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Astanga-hrdaya
This page describes Astanga-hrdaya which is located on page 184 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita [by Laxmi Maji]
Ashtanga Hridaya (Ayurveda book). Ashtanga Hridaya [Hridayam]—Acarya Vagbhatta was the son of Simhagupta and the grandson of Vagbhatta belongs to the region of river Sindhu. His forefathers were also great scholars of Ayurveda. He was a disciple of Avalokita, the chief monk of Mahayana Buddhism. Based on the internal and external evidence, the date of Vagbhatta can be fixed between the 4th and 5th century AD. The name of a famous book written by Vagbhatta is Ashtanga Hridaya....
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Bhesajjakkhandhaka (Chapter on Medicine) [by Hin-tak Sik]
Fear and grief cause diarrhoea via the aggravation of wind humour (Caraka Samhita Cikitsasthana 19. 5-9, 11-12; Ashtanga Hridaya Samhita Nidanasthana 8. 1-4, 12-13)....
Read full contents: Internal Medicine (e): Gastrointestinal Disturbances
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
Three works on the Ashtanga-hridaya, called Ashtanga-hridaya-nama-vaiduryaka-bhashya, Padar-tha-candrika-prabhasa-nama, Ashtanga-hridaya-vritti and Vaidyaka-shtanga-hridaya-vritter bheshaja-nama-suci, were also translated into Tibetan. The Ayurveda-sutra is a work by Yoganandanatha, published with a commentary by the same author in the Mysore University Sanskrit series in 1922, with an introduction by Dr Shama Sastry....
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