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2021, A Global History of Buddhism & Medicine (New York: Columbia University Press, 2021)
Monograph summarizing a decade of research on Buddhist medicine, and accompanying the 2017 and 2019 anthologies.
The close relationship between Buddhism and medicine that has become so visible thanks to the contemporary ‘mindfulness revolu- tion’ is not necessarily unique to the twenty-first century. The ubiq- uitous contemporary emphasis on the health benefits of Buddhist and Buddhist-inspired practice is in many ways the latest chapter in a symbiotic relationship between Buddhism and medicine that is both centuries-long and of global scope. This article represents the first steps toward writing a book that explores the global history of Buddhism and medicine ‘from Sarnath to Silicone Valley’. It identi- fies patterns in the transmission and reception of texts and ideas, networks of circulation, and intersections with local and regional histories that shaped the history of Buddhist ideas and practices concerning physical health and healing.
Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Premodern Sources. New York: Columbia University Press
Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Premodern Sources2017 •
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Asian History. Ed. David Ludden. New York: Oxford University Press
Buddhist Medicine and its Circulation2018 •
History of Science in South Asia
Elements of the Buddhist Medical System2023 •
This article aims to explore the anthropological foundations of early Buddhist medical thought by conducting a comprehensive analysis of Pāli texts and their relationship to the development of Indian traditional medicine, such as Āyurveda. The research investigates the possible existence of an ancient Buddhist medical system and compares it with contemporary medical systems, such as Hippocratic medicine. By examining the Bhesajjakkhandhaka and the Bhesajjamañjūsā, two Pāli texts that discuss medicine, the article seeks to outline the key elements of ancient Buddhist medical conceptions. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of understanding the evolution of Buddhist medical practices and their potential role in defining Indian traditional medicine. The findings could provide a foundation for historians of Indian medicine to delve into even more complex aspects of the medical tradition in ancient Buddhism.
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A Global History of Buddhism and Medicine, by C. Pierce Salguero, ColumbiaUniversity Press, New York, 2022, vii + 244, US$140.00 (hardback) ISBN 978 023118526 4
Asian Medicine
Medicine in the Chinese Buddhist CanonThe excerpts below were selected to introduce a number of disparate genres and types of discourses about healing, illness, and cure that are embedded within the Chinese Buddhist canon. They include an excerpt from a monastic disciplinary code concerning the storage of medicines, a scripture with a story of an encounter between a bodhisattva and a famous physician, a liturgy dedicated to a major healing deity, an author’s advice to doctors from a Buddhist perspective, and a devotional verse that plays on medical metaphors. Taken together, they indicate some of the diversity of perspectives and approaches of Buddhist materials and suggest the potential importance of often-overlooked Buddhist materials for the study of Asian medicine.
The excerpts below were selected to introduce a number of disparate genres and types of discourses about healing, illness, and cure that are embedded within the Chinese Buddhist canon. They include an excerpt from a monastic disciplinary code concerning the storage of medicines, a scripture with a story of an encounter between a bodhisat-tva and a famous physician, a liturgy dedicated to a major healing deity, an author's advice to doctors from a Buddhist perspective, and a devotional verse that plays on medical metaphors. Taken together, they indicate some of the diversity of perspectives and approaches of Buddhist materials and suggest the potential importance of often-overlooked Buddhist materials for the study of Asian medicine.
Introduction - Tibetan Buddhist Medicine - History, Sources and Philosophy. "In a world with so many sources of knowledge it is a true enrichment, when practical experience and useful methods meet to create happiness or avoid suffering. May the work of my close student Anna Elisabeth Bach give rise to a broader awareness of the potency and effects of medicinal plants." Lama Ole Nydahl
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