Four Medical Tantras
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The Four Medical Tantras (Wyl. rgyud bzhi) were compiled by Yuthok Yönten Gönpo in the ninth century and then rediscovered by Drapa Ngönshé in the eleventh century. They are:
- Root Tantra (rtsa rgyud)
- Explanatory Tantra (bshad rgyud)
- Instructional Tantra (man ngag gi rgyud)
- Subsequent Tantra (phyi ma'i rgyud)
Further Reading
- The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine, translated by Dr. Barry Clark (Ithaca: Snow Lion 1995)