Ātreya

Person
ID: 108543
Full name: Ātreya
Gender: Male
Social identifiers: Bhagavān

A famous medical authority. He is the teacher of Agniveśa and other pupils in the Carakasaṃhitā, of Hārīta in the Hārītasaṃhitā, and of Bheḷa in the Bheḷasaṃhitā. Ātreya is to be distinguished from another teacher mentioned in the Carakasaṃhitā, called Ātreya Punarvasu (see HIML, IA, 121).

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Works that mention this person: Carakasaṃhitā
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Students: Agniveśa
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Last update: 09.09.2020 - 23:51
Suggested citation: Wujastyk D. "Ātreya." Pandit. <panditproject.org/entity/108543/person>. Updated on September 09, 2020 11:51 pm IST.
Contributors: Dominik Wujastyk