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‘Rogabhishagjitiya, the eighth chapter of vimana sthana, is about examination of treatise, the teacher and the disciple, means for receiving the knowledge from treatise, method of discussion and its types- friendly or hostile, result of discussion, worth considering or worth discarding. It deals with examination of ten entities to understand the state of health of the patient before starting the treatment. For providing treatment, physician should consider  the strength of patient, severity of disease, prakriti, vikriti, potency of drugs, season for purification therapy and status of the patients in context to use of drugs. Thus, this chapter gives a glimpse of how advanced the medical education in India was over two thousand years ago and how well the phenomenon of health was understood and managed,

‘Rogabhishagjitiya, the eighth chapter of vimana sthana, is about examination of treatise, the teacher and the disciple, means for receiving the knowledge from treatise, method of discussion and its types- friendly or hostile, result of discussion, worth considering or worth discarding. It deals with examination of ten entities to understand the state of health of the patient before starting the treatment. For providing treatment, physician should consider  the strength of patient, severity of disease, prakriti, vikriti, potency of drugs, season for purification therapy and status of the patients in context to use of drugs. Thus, this chapter gives a glimpse of how advanced the medical education in India was over two thousand years ago and how well the phenomenon of health was understood and managed,

Keywords: Preceptor, student, teaching methodology, learning methods, discussion techniques, examination techniques of patient, prakriti, sara, purification therapies, pharmacovigilance.  

Keywords: Preceptor, student, teaching methodology, learning methods, discussion techniques, examination techniques of patient, prakriti, sara, purification therapies, pharmacovigilance.  

Introduction

 

=== Introduction ===

 

‘Vyadhitarupiya Vimana’ the seventh chapter dealt with knowledge of diseased person.  This chapter guides an aspiring student who wishes to be a successful physician. It is important to know the scope, depth and reputation of the branch of health science to be studied which is obtained by shastra pariksha (review of literature). Secondly examination of the preceptor (acharya) who teaches the science is important because it is he, who enlightens the students with the knowledge of the health science. The chapter further deals with means of learning of health sciences (shastra upaya), methodology of study (adhyayana vidhi) and teaching (adhyapana) along with when and how to begin academic session and Do’s and Dont’s by the student have been explained so that a student attains the depth of knowledge about the health science. It also details about medical ethics while in practice and guidelines for behaviour of doctor at a patient’s house.   

‘Vyadhitarupiya Vimana’ the seventh chapter dealt with knowledge of diseased person.  This chapter guides an aspiring student who wishes to be a successful physician. It is important to know the scope, depth and reputation of the branch of health science to be studied which is obtained by shastra pariksha (review of literature). Secondly examination of the preceptor (acharya) who teaches the science is important because it is he, who enlightens the students with the knowledge of the health science. The chapter further deals with means of learning of health sciences (shastra upaya), methodology of study (adhyayana vidhi) and teaching (adhyapana) along with when and how to begin academic session and Do’s and Dont’s by the student have been explained so that a student attains the depth of knowledge about the health science. It also details about medical ethics while in practice and guidelines for behaviour of doctor at a patient’s house.   

Along with study (adhyayana) and teaching (adhyapana) it is the seminar and symposia of experts (tadvidya sambhasha) which is essential to improve the quality of knowledge. Types of seminar/ symposium, possible types of attendees, how to deal with them for most benefit and rules are mentioned. The description addresses essential information about discussion at a symposium. Those are:  when to discuss? where to discuss? what to discuss? how to discuss? and what will be the final conclusion?

Along with study (adhyayana) and teaching (adhyapana) it is the seminar and symposia of experts (tadvidya sambhasha) which is essential to improve the quality of knowledge. Types of seminar/ symposium, possible types of attendees, how to deal with them for most benefit and rules are mentioned. The description addresses essential information about discussion at a symposium. Those are:  when to discuss? where to discuss? what to discuss? how to discuss? and what will be the final conclusion?