Difference between revisions of "Talk:The Pupils of Atreya"
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Latest revision as of 19:02, 30 March 2018
In Caraka Samhita it states that Maharsi Atreya had six pupils. They were:
- Agnivesa
- Bhela
- Harita
- Jatukarna
- Parasara
- Ksarapani
Maharsi Atreya was their guru and all six students followed instructions of their guru. Each student wrote a treatise on medicine. All the treatises were submitted to a committee of Rsis for evaluation. Agnivesa's treatise was the best among all the six disciples and hence it was authorized to be the universal text-book.
References
- The Caraka Samhita published by Shree Gulabkunverba Ayurvedic Society, Jamnagar, India