Traditional Tibetan Medicine Guide

The three great ancient medical systems in Asia are Indian Ayurveda, Tradit ional Chinese Medicine and Tibetan Medicine. These healing sytems have been practised for thousands of years and together contain a vast knowledge of practical methods to achieve and maintain good health and well being. Befor e the introduction of Buddhism to Tibet, there was already a rich tradition of folk medicine based on indigenous medical wisdom handed down orally fro m generation to generation. The Bon religion was the practised religion in ancient Tibet and it offered shamanistic healing practices in which illness es were believed to be caused by spirit possession. Bon shaman healers domi nated Tibetan healing practice to the 7th century when King Songsten Gampo brought Buddhism to Tibet. This visionary king invited scholars and physici ans from India, China, Nepal, Byzantium and Persia to translate their medic al texts into Tibetan. A unique exchange of ideas followed and merged with the principles of Buddhist philosophy. The result became a complex and outs tanding healing system that freely merges the spiritual, the magical and th e rational. In this way Tibetan Medicine sees health as a harmonious balanc e of all physical, mental, spiritual and natural aspects.

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ISBN: 0992393280

ISBN-13: 9780992393281

Publisher: Aracaria Biodynamic Farm, Mu

Year: 2021

Type: New

Binding: Softcover

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