History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 2018 History
An inscription of 1121 A.D. refers to a medical school teaching the Charaka Samhita and the Ashtanga-Hridaya of Vagbhata at:
ANalanda
BTiruvaduturrai ✓ Correct
CValabhi
DVaranasi
Correct answer: (B) Tiruvaduturrai — The medical school was at Tiruvaduturrai, so the answer is Tiruvaduturrai.
Explanation
★The medical school was at Tiruvaduturrai, so the answer is Tiruvaduturrai.
★A study of South Indian inscriptions by D.V.S. Reddy notes various kinds of medical relief.
★It mentions a medical school at Tiruvaduturrai teaching the Charaka Samhita and the Ashtanga-Hridaya.
★The inscription dates to the reign of Vikrama Chola.
★The Ashtanga-Hridaya of Vagbhata deals with the body and the three humours, Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
★So the medical school of this inscription was at Tiruvaduturrai.
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