The Buddhist–Medical Interface in Tibet: Black Pill Traditions in Transformation

The Buddhist–Medical Interface in Tibet: Black Pill Traditions in Transformation

This paper introduces Tibetan pill traditions and examines two exceptional pill formulas that emerged from an early Buddhist–medical interface in Tibet, but followed different trajectories due to the increased specialization of religious and medical knowledge. “Black pills&#8...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barbara Gerke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Sowa Rigpa
precious pills
black pills
Rinchen Drangjor
Karmapa black pills
Domo Geshe Rinpoche pills
Buddhist pill consecration
snow lioness milk
potency
ringsel (ring bsrel)
“Nectar Dharma Medicine” dütsi chömen (bdud rtsi chos sman)
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