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U08 :: Tibetansk medicin

Object description

Österländsk medicin har under senare decennier blivit mycket populär i väst, indisk ayurvedisk läkekonst, kinesisk akupunktur och den tibetanska läkekonsten, sowa rigpa. Den bygger på indisk ayurveda, men har också påverkats från Kina, Persien och Grekland. Det första lärosätet i Tibet grundades på 700-talet, då också kulten av Bhaisajyaguru, Medicinbuddhan, introducerades och den medicinska texten Gyushi ”De Fyra Tantras” enligt vissa källor fördes till Tibet.

1686-87 skrev den Femte Dalai lamas regent, Sangye Gyamtso, utförliga kommentarer till Gyushi, en text kallad ”Den Blå Beryll”. För att göra dess text förståelig för var man, och för att tjäna som hjälpmedel i undervisning, lät han överföra den i 80 detaljerade målningar. Ur dessa kan man läsa den tibetanska läkekonstens uppfattning om anatomi, sjukdomar, diagnostik, behandling, läkemedel och mycket annat.

1696 inrättades Chagpori, en medicinhögskola på berget bredvid Potalapalatset i Lhasa. Yonghegong klostret i Beijing fick 1750 en skola för högre medicinsk utbildning. Klostret studerades noggrant under Sven Hedins sista expedition. Man beställde då åtta kopior av dess medicinmålningar. Fyra av dem kan ses här.

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U08

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Tibetansk medicin

Titel, engelska

Tibetan Medicine

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Beskrivning - engelska

Eastern medicine has, in recent decades, become very popular in the West: Indian ayurvedic medicine, Chinese acupuncture, and the Tibetan medicine – sowa rigpa. It is based on Indian ayurveda, but has also been influenced from China, Persia, and Greece. The first university in Tibet was founded in the 8th century at the same time as of the cult of Bhaisajyaguru, the Medicine Buddha, was introduced, and the medical text Gyushi "The Four Tantras", according to some sources, was brought to Tibet.

In 1686-87 the Fifth Dalai Lama's regent, Sangye Gyamtso, wrote a detailed commentary on Gyushi, a text called The Blue Beryll. To make the text understandable to everyone, and to serve as an aid in teaching, he had it adapted into 80 detailed paintings. From these, you can read Tibetan medicine's understanding of anatomy, diseases, diagnosis, treatment, medicines, and much more.

In 1696, Chagpori medical school was established on the hill next to the Potala Palace in Lhasa. The Yonghegong monastery in Beijing received, in 1750, a school of higher medical education. The monastery was studied carefully during Sven Hedin's final expedition; eight copies of these medical paintings were ordered, and four of them can be seen here.

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