An Introduction of the Four Medical Tantras
According to the historical records of Bon religion and the research by experts, the Four Medical Classics is the earliest extant medical treatise of the…
Category: Four Treatises
Picture 1: Medicine King and Medicine King City
The Four Medical Classics is an authoritative reference book on Tibetan medicine that integrates the essence of Tibetan medicine practice and theory. It is known…
Figure 2: Physiology and pathology of the human body
(1) This illustration is based on the contents of Chapter 3 “Physiology and Pathology of the Human Body” in the Four Medical Classics: General Principles.…
Figure 3: Diagnosis of disease
(1) This diagram is based on the contents of Chapter 4, “Diagnosis of Diseases”, in the Four Medical Classics: General Principles. (2) This diagram is…
Figure 4: Treatment of Disease
(1) This illustration is based on the contents of Chapter 5 “Treatment of Diseases” in the Four Medical Classics: General Principles. (2) This diagram is…
Figure 5: Human embryonic development
(1) This diagram is based on the contents of Chapter 1 “General Introduction” and Chapter 2 “Development of the Human Body” of the Four Medical…
Figure 6: Veins and bloodletting sites
(1) According to the History of Tibetan Medicine written by Desi Sangye Gyatso, this diagram is “the front view of the context in the Four…