Sura drink
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Sura is a strong distilled alcohol
ic beverage. It is referred to as an anesthetic by Sushruta (a surgeon in India around 4 BCE) before the advent of surgical operation. Other ancient medical authorities also mention it; Charaka
referred to making a woman with a miscarriage senseless to pain by administering alcoholic drinks like sura, sidhu, arishta, madhu, madira or asava.
The method for preparation appears in the Atharvaveda in the Kandas 5 and 8.
In Buddhist
texts sura is mentioned as one of intoxicating drinks, along with (Pali
) meraya and majja (maybe equivalent of Sanskrit madhu, mead
or hydromel), and renunciation of its usage constitutes the 5th of the Buddhist precepts (pancasila
): "I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drinks which cause heedlessness" (Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi).
Alcohol
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ic beverage. It is referred to as an anesthetic by Sushruta (a surgeon in India around 4 BCE) before the advent of surgical operation. Other ancient medical authorities also mention it; Charaka
Charaka
Charaka, sometimes spelled Caraka, born c. 300 BC was one of the principal contributors to the ancient art and science of Ayurveda, a system of medicine and lifestyle developed in Ancient India...
referred to making a woman with a miscarriage senseless to pain by administering alcoholic drinks like sura, sidhu, arishta, madhu, madira or asava.
The method for preparation appears in the Atharvaveda in the Kandas 5 and 8.
In Buddhist
Buddhism
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texts sura is mentioned as one of intoxicating drinks, along with (Pali
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) meraya and majja (maybe equivalent of Sanskrit madhu, mead
Mead
Mead , also called honey wine, is an alcoholic beverage that is produced by fermenting a solution of honey and water. It may also be produced by fermenting a solution of water and honey with grain mash, which is strained immediately after fermentation...
or hydromel), and renunciation of its usage constitutes the 5th of the Buddhist precepts (pancasila
Pancasila
The Five Precepts constitute the basic Buddhist code of ethics, undertaken by lay followers of the Buddha Gautama in the Theravada as well as in Mahayana traditions. The precepts in both traditions are essentially identical and are commitments to abstain from harming living beings, stealing,...
): "I undertake the training rule to abstain from fermented drinks which cause heedlessness" (Surāmerayamajjapamādaṭṭhānā veramaṇī sikkhāpadaṃ samādiyāmi).