Agnivesha ( sa, अग्निवेश, translit=Agniveśa) is a legendary

rishi ''Rishi'' () is a term for an accomplished and enlightened person. They find mentions in various Vedic texts. Rishis are believed to have composed hymns of the Vedas. The Post-Vedic tradition of Hinduism regards the rishis as "great yogis" or ...

(sage) in

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

, reputedly one of the earliest authors on

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...

(Indian alternative medicine). He is described to have codified the knowledge of his preceptor,

Atreya Atreya (आत्रेय) Rishi, or Atreya Punarvasu, was a descendant of Atri, one of the great Hindu sages (rishis) whose accomplishments are detailed in the Puranas. Sage Atreya was a renowned scholar of Ayurveda and six schools of early Ayu ...

, and arranged it in the form of a treatise, named the

Charaka Samhita The ''Charaka Samhita'' (, “Compendium of ''Charaka''”) is a Sanskrit text on Ayurveda (Indian traditional medicine). Along with the ''Sushruta Samhita'', it is one of the two foundational texts of this field that have survived from ancien ...

Legend

Agnivesha is described to be the chief pupil of Punarvasu

. The ''Agnivesha Samhita'', dated back to 1500 BCE, is based on Atreya's teachings, and is a lost text on

. The Agniveśatantra, consisting of 12,000 verses, is stated to be the foundational text of the Agnivesha school, one of the six schools of early Ayurveda (others being Parashara, Harita, Bhela, Jatukarna, and Ksharpani). The text is mentioned in the

: "the tantra (Agnivesha) as written by Agnivesha is compiled, edited and modified by

Charaka Charaka was one of the principal contributors to Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India. He is known as an editor of the medical treatise entitled ''Charaka Samhita'', one of the foundational texts of classical ...

" () Ram Karan Sharma and Vaidya Bhagran Dash, ''Agnivesa's Caraka Samhita,'' Varanasi, Chowkhamba Sanskrit Studies XCIV (2006). Vol. I: ; Vol. II: ; Vol. III: ; Vol. IV: ; Vol. V: ; Vol. VI: , Vol. VII:

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