Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China)
1995-1996
Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China)
1995-1996
This painting begins at the upper left by depicting methods for gaining or losing weight. For the former specific foods, massage treatments, and sound sleep are recommended, as well as fostering a general sense of happiness. For the latter, certain foods, emetics, purgatives, and cleansings are recommended. Following these illustrations are general dietary and conduct treatments for ailments influenced by wind, bile and phlegm.
Teachings and precepts that offer practical and experiential guidance. In Buddhism instruction is primarily an oral tradition and is often targeted to the specific needs or disposition of a student or disciple.
While the primary religious goal for followers of Buddhism is enlightenment, many of the practices also serve secular goals related to daily life, including ethical conduct and cultivating well-being.
The passing down of authentic Buddhist teachings from a teacher to a disciple or student, often in the form of a text in a ritualistic context.
Today, Tibetans primarily inhabit the Tibetan Plateau, situated between the Himalayan mountain range and the Indian subcontinent to the west, Chinese cultural regions to the east, and Mongolian cultural regions to the northeast. During the 7th to 9th century, Tibetan rulers expanded their empire across Central Asia, and established Buddhism as the state religion.
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