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Gleanings from Tibetan Medicine

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The history of Tibetan medicine reveals multiple influences from different health, philosophical and spiritual frameworks rendering it very complex. Childcare also consists of these influences, especially plant-based treatments and warding off and pacificatory rituals. All the serious disorders are attributed to evil spirits. The combination of Tibetan medicine astrology and Buddhist philosophy and practices offers explanation that go beyond time and space dimensions.

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  1. National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

    Malavika Kapur

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Kapur, M. (2016). Gleanings from Tibetan Medicine. In: Psychological Perspectives on Childcare in Indian Indigenous Health Systems. Springer, New Delhi. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2428-0_20

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