Essay name: Surgery in ancient India (Study)
Author:
P. P. Prathapan
Affiliation: Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit / Department of Sanskrit Sahitya
This essay studies Surgery in ancient India based on Sanskrit sources such as the Sushruta Samhita. These references indicate evidence of theoretical and practical knowledge of hygiene rivaling contemporary routine practices. Further topics include Ayurveda, a historical study of surgery, surgical schools and instruments used in ancient India.
Chapter 3 - Schools of Surgery in ancient India
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The method of teaching is oral. After the loud recital of the Mantra
with proper accents its meaning is also explained by the Vedic scholar
who conduct the classes. Students also recite the Mantras with the clarity
of pronunciation. These s奴ktas are used in daily Bhajans and prayers.
Ramachandran master conducts Vedic classes at Shornur and
Irinjalakuda for Satya Sai Seva Samithi. In Thrissur, Vedic class were
started on 2003 March. About 45 students attended this class in the first
batch, classes are conducted on every Sunday morning from 10 am to
12pm. At first Mantras are recited loudly, then the meaning of each mantra
is explained. After the class printed notes are given in Malayalam script.
But now after 6 years, only ten students are regularly attending this class.
Some elderly people who came to attend the class had to discontinue as
17 they felt difficulty in pronouncing and memorizing the texts. Later this
organisation began to publish books for the purpose of these Vedic
classes. Now these are available in six volumes as compilations of various
蝉奴办迟补蝉.
Puru峁s奴ktam, Sris奴ktam, Narayana- s奴ktam, Naraya峁嘺
Upanisad, Ek膩da艣a rudram; CD's of these hymns are also available now.
18 K膩艣yapa Vedic Research Foundation, Ballussery also teaches
Vedas without any discrimination of Caste, sex and age under the
leadership of M.R. Rajesh. Selected Vedic portions are taught to the
students once or twice weekly. In the kozhikode branch they conduct
