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Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine |
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Hofer, Theresia (編)
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| Edition | 1st edition |
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| Date | 2014 |
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| Pages | 360 |
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| Publisher | University of Washington Press |
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https://uwapress.uw.edu/
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| Location | Seattle, WA, US [西雅圖, 華盛頓州, 美國] |
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| Content type | 書籍=Book |
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| Language | 英文=English |
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| Note | Theresia Hofer, an anthropologist, is the curator of the "Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine" exhibition and author of "The Inheritance of Change: Transmission and Practice of Tibetan Medicine in Ngamring." Contributors include Pasang Yontan Arya, Sienna R. Craig, Gyurme Dorje, Yang Ga, Frances Garrett, Barbara Gerke, Janet Gyatso, Theresia Hofer, Knud Larsen, Katharina Sabernig, Martin Saxer, Geoffrey Samuel, Inger Vasstveit, and Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim. |
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| Abstract | Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine is the first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the triangular relationship among the Tibetan art and science of healing (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and arts and crafts. This book is dedicated to the history, theory, and practice of Tibetan medicine, a unique and complex system of understanding body and mind, treating illness, and fostering health and well-being. Sowa Rigpa has been influenced by Chinese, Indian, and Greco-Arab medical traditions but is distinct from them. Developed within the context of Buddhism, Tibetan medicine was adapted over centuries to different health needs and climates across the region encompassing the Tibetan Plateau, the Himalayas, and Mongolia. Its focus on a holistic approach to health has influenced Western medical thinking about the prevention, diagnoses, and treatment of illness.
Generously illustrated with more than 200 images, Bodies in Balance includes essays on contemporary practice, pharmacology and compounding medicines, astrology and divination, history and foundational treatises. The volume brings to life the theory and practice of this ancient healing art. |
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| Table of contents | Introduction : Tibetan medicine, Buddhism, and the visual arts / Theresia Hofer 2
Part I. Theoretical foundations and practices of Tibetan medicine
The art of Tibetan medical practice / Barbara Gerke 16
Body and mind in Tibetan medicine and Tantric Buddhism / Geoffrey Samuel 32
Foundations of pharmacology and the compounding of Tibetan medicines / Theresia Hofer 46
External therapies in Tibetan medicine: The Four Tantras, contemporary practice and a preliminary history of surgery / Pasang Yontan Arya 64
Medicine, astrology, and divination / Ronit Yoeli-Tlalim 90
Vignette 1. A day at the Astrology Department of the Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamsala, India / Inger K. Vasstveit 105
Tibetan medicine in the world: local scenes, global transformations / Sienna R. Craig 110
Part II. Medicine, Buddhism and historical developments
The Buddhas of medicine / Gyurme Dorje 128
The origins of the Four Tantras and an account of its author, Yuthog Yonten Gonpo / Yang Ga 154
The making of medical history, twelfth to seventeenth century / Frances Garrett 178
Buddhist practices and ideals in Desi Sangye Gyatso's medical paintings / Janet Gyatso 198
Vignette 2. The tree murals of Labrang Monastery's Medical College, Eastern Tibet / Katharina Sabernig 221
Illustrated Materia medica prints, manuscripts, and modern books / Theresia Hofer 226
The journeys of Tibetan medicine / Martin Saxer 246
Vignette 3. Pillars of Tibetan medicine: the Chagpori and Mentsikhang Institutes in Lhasa / Theresia Hofer, Knud Larsen 257
Appendices 269
Extracts from the Discourse on the particularly extensive former aspirations of the seven Tathāgatas
Atiśa's means for attainment entitled Rite which purifies all the obscurations of past actions
Layout of the mandala of the Discourse of the Medicine Buddhas in eight hundred lines according to the Compendium of all the Tantras
A summary of the second chapter of the Heart essence of Yuthogpa: the nectar stream of empowerment ritual |
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| ISBN | 9780295807089 (Ebook); 9780295993591 (hc); 0295993596 (hc); 0295807083 (Ebook) |
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| Related reviews | - BooK Review: Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine Edited by Theresia Hofer / Lewis, Sara (評論)
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| Created date | 2023.11.22 |
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| Modified date | 2023.11.22 |
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