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Humans , History, 19th Century , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Science/history , Buddhism/history , Religion , Book Reviews as Topic , Neurosciences , MeditationABSTRACT
The Păli canon consists of three Pitakas (baskets), which replete the Buddhism and is known as Tripiţaka, viz, Vinaya, Sutta and Abhidhamma Piţakas. The original phase of Tripiţaka (Buddhisim started in 544 B.C. and lastly systematized up to 29 B.C. The Buddhist literature also possesses the esoteric material of Medical Science, which is practiced and conserved in India since centuries. It refers to the fundamentals of medicine, rules of good living, which lay considerable emphasis on the hygiene of body, mind. Internal Medicine, curative medicine including symptoms, methods of diagnosis, theories of causation, materia-medica, therapeutics and treatment and skills of Jivaka. Some famous and popular prescriptions are also dealt with.
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Buddhism/history , History, Ancient , Humans , India , Medicine, Ayurvedic/history , Religion and MedicineABSTRACT
Francisco Varela was an innovative thinker and researcher as well as a pioneer in the present dialog between science and Buddhism. In this essay, I will first speak briefly about some of Francisco's contributions to the world at large and then relate a few vivid moments from my own interactions with him.
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History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Buddhism/history , Science/history , Neurosciences/historyABSTRACT
Siddhasāra nighanti, is authored by 'Bauddhācārya Ravigupta'. On the basis of various evidences, its period is considered as 7th century A.D. Actually Ravigupta has written 'Siddhasāra Samhita', the last part of which is known as "Siddhasāra Nighantu'. The second chapter of Siddhasāra Samhita is 'Dravyasamgrahaniya', where 33 Ganas out of 37 Ganas of Suśruta Samhita of 'Dravyasamgrahaniya", chapter have been mentioned. The Dravyas have been described in Paryāya śaily and with 96 Slokas.
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Books/history , Buddhism/history , History, Medieval , India , Medicine , Publishing/history , Religion and MedicineABSTRACT
Lack of historical records causes some difficulties in the historical studies of ancient Korea. It is the same case as that of the history of medicine. We imagine what the situation of medicine was like in ancient Korea with a bit of historical records. In ancient times, medicine had very close relation with religions. In ancient Korea, it had very close relation with Buddhism. According to {Sam Kuk Sa Ki and {Sam Kuk Yu Sa buddhists monks treated patients with the religious rituals. In this article, the authors would like to present a record which had been unnoticed until now. It is the commentary of Wonhyo on a certain Buddhistic cannon called {Kum Kwang Myung Kyung. A chapter of this cannon is on the theory of medicine, causes of diseases and treatments. We can presume Wonhyo's knowledge of medicine at that time through his commentary on this chapter.