According to Shurshrut Samhita, Lord Dhanavantri learnt from Indra and taught it to Shushrut and other scholars.
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According to Charak samhita, Atreya and other seers learnt it from Indra.
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As per Kashyap samhita, Indra taught ayurveda to Kashyap, Vashistha, Atri and Bhrugu.
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According to Ashtang samgrah, Indra imparted the knowledge of Ayurveda to group of Scholars consisting of Dhanvantari, Atreya, Bhardwaj, Nimi and Kashyap.
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According to Aashtang Hridaya and Bhavprakash samhita, Indra passed ayurveda to Atreya and others who further gave it to Agnivesha etc.
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According to Brahma Vaivarat Puana, Bhaskara composed Ayurveda as fifth Veda on advice of Prjapati and passed it to his 16 disciples. |
While Charan Vyuha and Prasthana bheda described Ayurveda as an Upveda of Rgveda.
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