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Embryology of Tibetan Medicine

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Embryology is a branch of science knowledge dealing with the formation of an embryo and its development until delivery. There is a high achievement in this aspect.

First of all, recognition of the phenomenon of embryo formation. Early in Sman dpyad zla ba’i rgyal po, and Rgyud bzhi 1,000 years ago, there was full recognition of this problem, pointing out that the opportune time for fertilization is about 12 days after menstruation. Earlier or later than that will not be fertile. This is the most precise and earliest record in traditional Chinese medicine. In the books, it also points out that a woman will easily tire, suffer a withered complexion, have a distended chest, and an uneasy or painful waist before menstruation. At the peak of the fertilization period, a woman has higher libido.

Tibetan medicine claims that an embryo involves the merger of the father’s semen and mother’s blood. This idea is an excellent Chinese medicine diagnosis at the time when there was no microscope to observe these matters. Based on this idea, Tibetan medicine also stresses the importance of both the father’s semen and mother’s blood. Abnormality of either, such as diseased rlung, mkhris pa, or badkan, will result in infertility. When there is a rough appearance, abnormal color or degree of concentration, and abnormal smell, no embryo will be formed. This is both correct and scientific. In the old society, people used to blame the female side for infertility, so it is scientific that Tibetan medicine seeks the reasons for infertility equally in either the man or woman.

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Tibetan medicine also pointed out that there should be “five origins” for embryo formation, namely, earth, water; fire, wind and space. It is coincident that traditional Chinese medicine activity also emphasizes that, in the formation of embryo, the “water is accepted in the 4th month, fire accepted in the 5th month, metal accepted in the 6th month, wood accepted in the 7th month and earth accepted in the 8th month”.

However, the “five origins” of Tibetan medicine is different to the “five dements” of TCM. The earth in TCM is the ground-earth for embryo development, and the space of Tibetan medicine offers a room for the embryo to stay and develop. Both systems maintain that all five factors should be harmonious to ensure normal development.

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‘Introduction to Buddhist psychology: Mind & Mental Factors’, a new course at CKSL starts on Sunday, June 26, 2011

Tuesday, August 16th, 2011

Choe Khor Sum Ling, a Tibetan Buddhist Meditation & Study Centre, is pleased to announce the beginning of a new course – 'Introduction to Buddhist psychology: Mind & Mental Factors' on Sunday, June 26, 2011.

The great Tibetan master Gon-pa-wa said, "To eliminate disturbing emotions, you must know their faults, their characteristics, their remedies, and the causes for their arising. Once you know the root and secondary afflictions, then when any attachment, hostility, or such arises in your mind-stream, you can identify it thinking , "this is that, now it has arisen – and fight the disturbing emotion.

The course is based on a text written by the great 18th century Tibetan master Kachen Yeshe Gyeltsen, following Abhidharma tradition of Buddhist thought. mindand the various virtuous and non-virtuous mentaland emotional states that color and control it, which are known as the 51 mental factors. It will offer a practical guide on how to cultivate virtuous mentalstates and how to weaken and eventually abandon the disturbing emotions, the key to lasting peace and well-being.

The course will be conducted by English-speaking monks from Sera Jey Monastic University biweekly on Sunday afternoons from 4 PM to 6 PM.

It is free and open to everyone.

Venue:
Choe Khor Sum Ling Center
Ashwini No 24 1st floor 3rd Main St
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