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This ancient terracotta model from Kaushambi (UP) is earliest archaeological depiction of surgery in India and indeed the earliest depiction of surgery in the whole of Asia. It is dated to c.150 CE. It depicts a surgical dissection of male stomach. It is now housed in Allahabad Museum Kaushambi is the capital of ancient Vatsa kingdom. According to Ancient Indian epics, Nachiketa was fifth king of Pandava line and a descendant of Abhimanyu. When Hastinapura was washed away ...by flood, he shifted his capital to Kaushambi. He also brought with him the Chyavana priests, who were worshipers of Ashvins (cf. Adiparva, Mahabharata) and experts in medicine. It is possible that this model owes its origin to Chyavana school (or its descendants) Image source: http://museumsofindia.gov.in/…/rec…/alh_ald-AM-TC-K3179-5078
These students were from the school of Sushruta. At the age of 8,they were trained in Vedas. After that,they were trained as doctors for 6 yrs In this picture, they are shown performing mock surgery on watermelons and cucumbers. As such, they are the earliest recorded surgeons of World
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