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matic (şlesmic) diseases, typho(d (Sannipatika) insanity (unmāda)3 etc. asthma(sāsā), cough (Kasa), fever (jvara)), inflammation (daha), intestinal colic (Kucchisula) fistula' (bhagandar, ete., *
The Bhagavati Sūtra and the Taṇḍulr Veyaliya throw some light upon the human anatomy, physiology and pathology by dealing with the process of conception of a child by a mother, fertilization of embryo, position? of the child in her womb and his birth in due time.
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According to the Jaina agamic works, various causes are atributed to the appearance of diseases in the human body, such as, "Over eating, taking of bad food, over over-sleeping, over-walking, checking calls of nature, travelling, irregularity of taking food and indulgence in sextual intercourse.s
As regards the medicine, treatment, diet and hospitalization they give a dtailed account on two lines of treatment, viz. medical proper and surgical. Thus various kinds of teeatment were prescribed by the physicians on the basis of the nature of the disease, such as, "rubbing with oil (abhanga). rubbing with powder (uvvattana), oil drinks (Sinnehapāna) vomiting (Vamana), purging (viteyaña), branding (Svaddahana), medicated baths (avanthana), oil enema (dhuvasana), head bath, purging by drugs (niruha), opening veins (Sirāveha), cutting (tacchaṇa), scrapping (pacchana) bathing the head with oil (tappana) by means of ingredient roasted on
1 Bhagavati 18. 10. 647
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid, 14. 2. 503.
4. Refer to Jambu Sü. (14. p. 120) which records family disease (Kualroga), village disease (gamaroga), country disease (mandalaroga) etc., see Niśitha Curni II, p. 737 ff. Jivabhigrma Sutra 3, p. 153; Mbḥ III. 230-44 ff. History of pāli literature, p. 282.
5. Bhagavati 2.5.105, 106, 10.2.327, 2.5 102, 2.5 103, 2.5. 104, Taudulaveyaliya 1. 6)
6. Bhavavatı Sutra 1.7.61
7. Ibie., 1.7.62
8. Thāṇanga suya, 9.667, Vide life in Ancient India as depicted in the Jaina Canons, p. 180 Dr. J. C. Jain
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