Acharyas

Ayurveda Acharyas of Ancient India

Humankind got ‘life of knowledge’ through many Ayurveda practitioners. The knowledge is transferred to present generation by ways of palm scripts and word of mouth from Ayurveda masters to students.

Bharadwaj -Ancient Ayurveda Acharyas

Bharadwaj is one among the prominent personalities of Ayurveda acharyas of ancient India. Some myths say Seer Bharadwaj received the knowledge of life from Lord Indra for the benefit of humankind. He received this knowledge of life as he was sent to the gods to learn a method to combat illnesses and sufferings on earth by a group of seers.

Vagbhata is known to Ayurveda students for the compilation of Charaka Samhita and Sushruta Samhita by Ayurveda Acharyas, Charaka and Sushruta in his own words in the form of astanga samgraha and Astangahridaya.

Sushruta can rightly be called the father of surgery and plastic surgery. He practiced salya tantra (surgery) in 600 BC. Some researchers tell that Sushruta wrote his books somewhere between 400 BC and first century AD. Even if the latter claim is taken into account, you can ensure that Sushruta is the first in the world to narrate a clear-cut process for surgery, with accurate details of the sastras (weapons) to use, which have striking similarities with modern surgical equipments in every aspect.

MadhavacharyaÂ’s contribution to Ayurveda includes his inferences to pathology and diagnosis of diseases.

Jivaka or Jeevaka is a much quoted name in the history and teachings of Ayurveda. The main reason can be JivakaÂ’s test, the test given by his teacher, Atreya Acharya on completion of his medicine studies. He, like other disciples of Atreya had to bring a herb or a leaf with no medicinal value. Jivaka, could not find such a plant or a herb.

Charaka lived in India in third or second century BC. Charaka Samhita, his book on Ayurvedic way of life and treatment has words of wisdom that modern researches and medical science accept after a gap of 2,000 years. He took the knowledge from Acharyas like Athreya and Agnivesa.

Bhavamisra Ancient Ayurveda Practitioners

Bhavamisra or Bhava Misra was an Ayurvedic practitioner lived in 16th century AD. His contributions to Indian medicine include his compilation of vast treatise by Bhava Prakasa. The compilations have reference to all the different branches of zoology and medicine Â– anatomy, embryology, physiology, pathology, diseases, diagnosis, medicines, etc.

Atreya Acharya was the teacher of Agnivesh or Jeevaka (Jivaka) who was the physician of Lord Buddha. Atreya had Ayurvedic education under Bharadwaja. His original name was Punarvasu. Atreya means the son of Atri. Atri, the sage is believed to live in India between 8th and 6th century BC. Atreya Samhita, a collection of 46,500 verses on Ayurvedic concepts is his work.

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