Medicine and Buddhism
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Tibetan Medicine: History Source: Gyatso, “Background
3 great dharma kings of Tibet - considered to be divine kings of Tibet
King Srong btsan sgam po (569-649 CE) was a military leader and help brought
Buddhism to Tibet
- An astonishing number of titles of medical works are recorded from this period (7th-
mid 9th century) that were either translated from other languages,
- The kings interest in such activity is said to have been motivated both by their concern
for the welfare of the state and their desire to obtain superior medical care for their
own families; contests testing medical efficiency were carried out
- By the time of Khri-Ide Srong-btsan (late 18th century) there are reports of the title of
“court physicision”
in
the royal court
- the Tibetan dynasty fell in ninth century - patronage for medical leaning was taken up
by the emerging Buddhist monastic centers - monks ended up becoming doctors in
their lives
- Buddhist medicine practice is altruistic, completely devoid of greed, sees patients as
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- Fall '10
- ProfessorB.Wood
- Buddhism, Classical element, tibetan medicine, btsan sgam po
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