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Chikitsa-vidya-sastra Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
Chikitsa-Vidya-Sastra Cikitsa-vidya-sastra (Sanskrit) [from chikitsa the practice or science of medicine, particularly therapeutics + vidya knowledge, science + sastra scripture] A manual on the science of medicine "which contains a number of 'magic' prescriptions. It is one of the Pancha Vidya Shastras or Scriptures" (TG 324).
