SS.1.1.0 The opening scribal invocation of KL 699 dedicates the work to Kamalahasta “him with the lotus hands.” This is an honorific title used for the Buddhist Padmapāṇi or Avalokiteśvara. SS.1.1.1 MSS K originally read ādhyāyam, but a scribe corrected it to adhyāyam. N reads the ungrammatical ādhyāyam. Perhaps N was copied from K before…
Author: Dominik Wujastyk
New article by Andrey Klebanov in press
In a new article that is to be published in the eJournal of Indian Medicine in the near fututure, researcher Andrey Klebanov does a deep dive into the Nepalese manuscripts of the Suśrutasaṃhitā. Andrey has kindly shared a draft of his article with me in advance of publication, and I have his permission to report…
Pandit Project
We are collabrating with the Pandit Project as a place to keep track in a structured and relational manner of works, authors and especially manuscripts. Here is the Pandit Project entry for the Suśrutasaṃhitā and its commentaries.
Day one of this project!
Welcome to this brand new website! We just heard the news about our project funding yesterday (April 9, 2020). As we get started, you will find reports and news here about our progress. The project will start in earnest after September 2020. We look forward to keeping you interested and stimulated with discoveries about Ayurveda,…