Ātreya (English spelling) Atreya

Japanese: Ātreya(英語表記)Atreya
Ātreya (English spelling) Atreya

...Already in the 6th century BCE, there were two centers of medicine. The Ātreya school, which specialized in internal medicine, was active in Taxila in the northwest, and the Dhanvantari school, which also incorporated surgical treatment, was active in Varanasi in the east. The former placed particular importance on the ethics of doctors, and in its compendium, the Charaka Samhita, it detailed how to identify a good doctor, how to teach, and how to treat patients, encouraged discussion with other doctors, and also described how to debate.

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Japanese:

…すでに前6世紀には二つの医学の中心地があった。北西部のタキシラには内科的治療を専門とするアートレーヤĀtreya学派が,東部のベナレスでは外科的治療も取り入れたダンバンタリDhanvantari学派が活動していた。前者はとくに医者の倫理を重んじ,その綱要書《チャラカ・サンヒター》には,すぐれた医師を見分ける方法,学習指導の方法,患者に接すべき態度などをこまかく規定し,他の医者との議論を奨励し,論争法も述べている。…

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