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Buddhism And Medicine
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Author : C. Pierce Salguero
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-26
Buddhism And Medicine written by C. Pierce Salguero and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-26 with Religion categories.
From its earliest days, Buddhism has been closely intertwined with medicine. Buddhism and Medicine is a singular collection showcasing the generative relationship and mutual influence between these fields across premodern Asia. The anthology combines dozens of English-language translations of premodern Buddhist texts with contextualizing introductions by leading international scholars in Buddhist studies, the history of medicine, and a range of other fields. These sources explore in detail medical topics ranging from the development of fetal anatomy in the womb to nursing, hospice, dietary regimen, magical powers, visualization, and other healing knowledge. Works translated here include meditation guides, popular narratives, ritual manuals, spells texts, monastic disciplinary codes, recipe inscriptions, philosophical treatises, poetry, works by physicians, and other genres. All together, these selections and their introductions provide a comprehensive overview of Buddhist healing throughout Asia. They also demonstrate the central place of healing in Buddhist practice and in the daily life of the premodern world. This anthology is a companion volume to Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Modern and Contemporary Sources (Columbia, 2019).
Buddhism And Medicine
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Author : C. Pierce Salguero
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-26
Buddhism And Medicine written by C. Pierce Salguero and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-26 with Religion categories.
Over the centuries, Buddhist ideas have influenced medical thought and practice in complex and varied ways in diverse regions and cultures. A companion to Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Premodern Sources, this work presents a collection of modern and contemporary texts and conversations from across the Buddhist world dealing with the multifaceted relationship between Buddhism and medicine. Covering the early modern period to the present, this anthology focuses on the many ways Buddhism and medicine were shaped by the forces of colonialism, science, and globalization, as well as ruptures and reconciliations between tradition and modernity. Editor C. Pierce Salguero and an international collection of scholars highlight diversity and innovation in the encounters between Buddhist and medical thought. The chapters contain a wide range of sources presenting different perspectives rooted in distinct times and places, including translations of published and unpublished documents and transcripts of ethnographic interviews as well as accounts by missionaries and colonial authorities and materials from the contemporary United States and United Kingdom. Together, these varied sources illustrate the many intersections of Buddhism and medicine in the past and how this nexus continues to be crucial in today’s global context.
A Global History Of Buddhism And Medicine
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Author : C. Pierce Salguero
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 2022-02-01
A Global History Of Buddhism And Medicine written by C. Pierce Salguero and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Religion categories.
Medicine, health, and healing have been central to Buddhism since its origins. Long before the global popularity of mindfulness and meditation, Buddhism provided cultures around the world with conceptual tools to understand illness as well as a range of therapies and interventions for care of the sick. Today, Buddhist traditions, healers, and institutions continue to exert a tangible influence on medical care in societies both inside and outside Asia, including in the areas of mental health, biomedicine, and even in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the global history of the relationship between Buddhism and medicine remains largely untold. This book is a wide-ranging and accessible account of the interplay between Buddhism and medicine over the past two and a half millennia. C. Pierce Salguero traces the intertwining threads linking ideas, practices, and texts from many different times and places. He shows that Buddhism has played a crucial role in cross-cultural medical exchange globally and that Buddhist knowledge formed the nucleus for many types of traditional practices that still thrive today throughout Asia. Although Buddhist medicine has always been embedded in local contexts and differs markedly across cultures, Salguero identifies key patterns that have persisted throughout this long history. This book will be informative and invaluable for scholars, students, and practitioners of both Buddhism and complementary and alternative medicine.
Buddhism And Medicine In Japan
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Author : Katja Triplett
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2019-11-18
Buddhism And Medicine In Japan written by Katja Triplett and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-18 with Religion categories.
This book demonstrates the close link between medicine and Buddhism in early and medieval Japan. It may seem difficult to think of Japanese Buddhism as being linked to the realm of medical practices since religious healing is usually thought to be restricted to prayers for divine intervention. There is a surprising lack of scholarship regarding medicinal practices in Japanese Buddhism although an overwhelming amount of primary sources proves otherwise. A careful re-reading of well-known materials from a study-of-religions perspective, together with in some cases a first-time exploration of manuscripts and prints, opens new views on an understudied field. The book presents a topical survey and comprises chapters on treating sight-related diseases, women’s health, plant-based materica medica and medicinal gardens, and finally horse medicine to include veterinary knowledge. Terminological problems faced in working on this material – such as ‘religious’ or ‘magical healing’ as opposed to ‘secular medicine’ – are assessed. The book suggests focusing more on the plural nature of the Japanese healing system as encountered in the primary sources and reconsidering the use of categories from the European intellectual tradition.
Tibetan Buddhist Medicine And Psychiatry
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Author : Terry Clifford
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass
Release Date : 2017-01-01
Tibetan Buddhist Medicine And Psychiatry written by Terry Clifford and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-01 with Religion categories.
Tibetan medicine is a unique and holistic system of healing. It has been continuously practised for over a thousand years but has still take its place in the history of medicine as we know it in the West. This volume presents for the first time a comprehensive introduction to the arcane Tibetan art of healing. The author has provided a well-documented, original and detailed study of Tibetan psychiatry, the world's oldest system of medical psychiatry. Translated here--for the first time in English--are three fascinating chapters about mental illness from the rGyud-bzhi, the ancient and most important Tibetan medical work. Reproductions of the rare Tibetan texts are also included. Supplementing these translations are extensive explanations of Tibetan psychiatric theory and treatment drawn from the author's research and interviews with Tibetan refugee doctors in India and Nepal. Great care has been taken to identify over 90 pharmacological substances used in Tibetan psychiatric medicines, and these are listed in an appendix along with their English and Latin botanical names. Deeply researched and clearly written, this work will be of interest to both scholars and general readers in the fields of Buddhist studies, holistic healing, Oriental medicine, transpersonal psychology, ethnopsychiatry and medical anthropology.
Buddhism And Medicine
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Author : C. Pierce Salguero
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Buddhism And Medicine written by C. Pierce Salguero and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
From its earliest days, Buddhism has been closely intertwined with medicine. Buddhism and Medicine is a singular collection showcasing the generative relationship and mutual influence between these fields across premodern Asia. The anthology combines dozens of English-language translations of premodern Buddhist texts with contextualizing introductions by leading international scholars in Buddhist studies, history of medicine, and a range of other fields. These sources explore in detail medical topics ranging from the development of fetal anatomy in the womb to nursing, hospice, dietary regimen,
Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India
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Author : Kenneth G. Zysk
language : en
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Release Date : 1998
Asceticism And Healing In Ancient India written by Kenneth G. Zysk and has been published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Health & Fitness categories.
The rich Indian medical tradition is usually traced back to Sanskrit sources, the earliest of which cannot much antedate the common era. In this book Kenneth Zysk shows that Buddhist scriptures some centuries older than this contain abundant information about medical practice, and are our earliest evidence for a rational approach to medicine in India. He argues that Buddhism and the medical tradition were mutually supportive: that Buddhist monks and people associated with them contributed to the development of medicine, while their skills as physical as well as spiritual healers enhanced their reputation and popular support. Drawing on a wide range of textual, archaeological, and secondary sources, Zysk first presents an overview of the history of Indian Medicine in its religious context. He then examines primary literature from the Pali Buddhist Canon and from the Sanskrit treatises of Bhela, Caraka, and susruta. By close comparison of these two bodies of literature Zysk convincingly shows how the theories delineated in the medical classics actually became practice.
Understanding Buddhist Medicine
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Author : Osamu Shimada
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Understanding Buddhist Medicine written by Osamu Shimada and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Buddhism categories.
Buddhism And Medicine
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Author : Pierce [VNV] Salguero
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017
Buddhism And Medicine written by Pierce [VNV] Salguero and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.
In Search Of The Medicine Buddha
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Author : David Crow
language : en
Publisher: Tarcher
Release Date : 2001
In Search Of The Medicine Buddha written by David Crow and has been published by Tarcher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Medicine, Ayurvedic categories.
Story of an American who travelled to Nepal in 1987 to learn Tibetan Buddhist and ayurvedic traditions.