Pāli Dictionary

Aṅgirasa4

Person

Ein berühmter antiker Arzt, dessen Name ihn möglicherweise mit den Heilzaubern des Atharva-Veda verbindet.

A celebrated physician (Mil.272). Rhys Davids suggests that the connection of the name Angirasa with the physician is due to the charms against disease to be found in the Atharva Veda. Mil. trans. ii.109, n. 3.

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