Susruta: Father of Surgery
The famous father of surgery, Susruta is one of the greatest Ayurveda stalwarts known for unfathomable contributions in the propagation and learning of Ayurveda. The word meaning of Susruta is 'well versed' i.e. a person who is knowledgeable and competent. History There is a belief that there have been two persons associated with the Susruta Samhita namely; 1. Vrudha Sushruta who is the son of the famous sage Vishwamitra and considered as the direct disciple Kasiraja divodasa dhanwantari . And Dhanwantari is around 1000-1500 Bc, so being the disciple of him the Vruddha Susruta is from the the same time period i.e. 1000-1500 BC. As being written in Susruta Samhita itself that it is compiled by Susruta after the guidance of Lord Dhanwantari. In Ayurveda there are two types of houses which are based on there specialisation i.e. Atreya smpradaya (those who follows Atreya and basical...