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Medical Chart with The Eight Auspicious 19/20C #1044054

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Medical Chart with The Eight Auspicious 19/20C #1044054
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Tibetan medicine blends science, art and philosophy: The
science centers around an understanding of the body and its
relationship to the environment; considered art because
creativity and compassion are important diagnostic tools of the
practitioner, and it is a philosophy that incorporates the key
Buddhist principles of karma and moral sense.


Tibetan medical theory considers that all things are
comprised of five proto-elements sa (Earth), chu (Water), me
(Fire), r-lung (Wind), and nam-mkha (Space). A healthy body is
one in a state of equilibrium, thus the first form of treatment is
not necessarily medicinal, but changing a patient's diet and
lifestyle. Only if this fails to remedy, is consideration given to
medicines, which includes powders, general pills, precious pills,
and elixirs that are prescribed in small doses, which reflects the
emphasis placed on a gentle management.



Among the many natural sources for soothing
treatments, this medical chart includes the Eight Auspicious
Substances: Mirror, Medicine, Curds (or yogurt), Durva Grass,
Bilva Fruit, Conch Shell, Vermilion Powder and Mustard Seed. As
a self-diagnostic tool, the mirror reflects things as they really
are. Medicine corresponds with right mindfulness and acts as an
antidote to the disease of ignorance and the suffering that
attends it. Yogurt encourages the right livelihood, as no animal
is harmed in its production. Durva Grass promotes the right
effort, because this grass ...
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<tr><td>Condition:Faded with some discoloration</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:19/20th Century</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Tibet</td></tr>

<tr><td>Height:24</td></tr>

<tr><td>Width:18</td></tr>

<tr><td>Title:Medical Chart with The Eight Auspicious 19/20C</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Alexandria, Virginia, USA</td></tr>
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