Bhaisajya

One practitioner's adventure in Tibetan Medicine

Friday, May 27, 2016

Emeralds

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Recently I met Bill McGrath, a grad student at UVA, who specializes in the history of Tibetan Medicine. In recalling our conversation about ...
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Sunday, February 8, 2015

The Buddhist theory of the causes of illnesses

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The Vimalakīrtinirdeśa Sutra states: Mañjuśrī, illness does not exist from the beginning, [384/a] but arises from being activated through ...
Friday, March 8, 2013

It's A Matter of Taste

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It came to my attention yesterday that there is a difference in the way Indian Ayurvedic treatises list the six tastes in terms of how they ...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Nagpo Gujor Pouches

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One of the most famous preventative formulas in Tibetan Medicine is a sachet or pill called Nagpo Gujor, "the preparation of the nine...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Vimala and Vata

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In this day and age of high technology and fast living, we are constantly exposed to historically unprecedented levels of environmental and ...
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