Medicine & Surgery
Marma (vital-point) anatomy
1st millennium BCE-CESushruta traditionSushruta SamhitaPan-Indian / unspecified
1,000 BCE
Mapping of vital anatomical points important for surgery and injury.
- Dated
- 1,000 BCE–1000
- As scholars put it
- 1st millennium BCE-CE
- Originator
- Sushruta tradition
- Source text
- Sushruta Samhita
- Region
- Pan-Indian / unspecified
- Discipline
- Medicine & Surgery
- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- Medium
- Verification
- Reference-cited
Meanwhile in the West
Modern anatomy is far more detailed.
Fair to say
A traditional anatomical scheme, not modern topographic anatomy.
Path to modern innovation
Of historical interest in anatomy and bodywork traditions.
Transmission
Indigenous anatomical tradition.
Primary sources
- 3An English translation of the Sushruta samhita, based on original Sanskrit text. Edited and published by Kaviraj Kunja Lal Bhishagratna. With a full and comprehensive introd., translation of different readings, notes, comperative views, index, glossary and platesUnreviewed
- 4Sushruta SamhitaUnreviewed
References
- 1Sushruta Samhita
Further reading
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