Vagbhata

Ayurvedic physician

Vāgbhaṭa (वाग्भट) was one of the most influential writers of Ayurveda. Several works are associated with his name as author, principally the Ashtāṅgasaṅgraha (अष्टाङ्गसंग्रह) and the Ashtāngahridayasaṃhitā (अष्टाङ्गहृदयसंहिता). The best current research, however, argues in detail that these two works cannot be the product of a single author. Indeed, the whole question of the relationship of these two works, and their authorship, is very difficult and still far from solution. Both works make frequent reference to the earlier classical works, the Charaka Samhita and the Sushruta Samhita. Vāgbhaṭa is said, in the closing verses of the Ashtāṅgasaṅgraha to have been the son of Simhagupta and pupil of Avalokita. His works mention worship of cattle and Brahmanas and various Hindu gods and goddesses, he also begins with a note on how Ayurveda evolved from Brahma and Sarasvati. His work contains syncretic elements.

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