Transmission | Art & Concepts: Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art

Rubin Museum of Art

Art 186 Spiral 1

Painting with large central figure seated on lotus blossom surrounded by temple above and people and elephants below.

Tonpa Shenrab with Episodes from His Life

Amdo Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th - 19th century

Painting of large seated robed figure surrounded by smaller figures, some seated and some standing.

Physician Yutok Yonten Gonpo (1126-1202)

Central Tibet, late 17th century

Yungton Dorje Pel (1284 1365) (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)

Central Tibet, 19th century

Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal (1594–1651) with a Brief Lineage

Bhutan, 19th century

Tibet, 18th century

Vajradhara and the Great Adepts (Mahasiddhas)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th-early 19th century

Vajradhara with Eighty-Five Great Adepts (Mahasiddhas)

Western Tibet, 15th century

Vajrapani (From Situ's set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Vasudhara and Hvashang

Tibet, 17th century

Vulnerable Points: Anterior Views (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Vulnerable Points: Posterior View (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

White Chakrasamvara, From Situ’s set of Twenty-seven Tutelary Deities

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th century

White Channels (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Wondrous Synopsis of the Humours, Human catagories - Indications of Physical Decay (chapters 5 - 7)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Transmission teachers of the Medical Knowledge

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Treatment of Absolute and Karmic Diseases Similes associated with The Four Tantras (chapter 27 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419)

Tibet, 16th century

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419)

U Province, Central Tibet, 19th century

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419)

Nepal or India, 20th century

Two General Methods of Treatment (chapters 29 - 35)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Two Indian and Four Tibetan Masters

Tibet, early 13th century

Unidentified Lama (Teacher)

Tibet, 18th century

Unidentified Lama (Teacher)

Tibet, 15th or 16th century

Unidentified Lama (Teacher), possibly Second Dalai Lama, Gedun Gyatso (1476–1542)

Tibet, 18th century

Unidentified Religious Master

Tibet, 16th century-17th century

Urinalysis III Pathological signs - Impending deth - Demonic Possession (chapter 2 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Urinalysis II Urine indicative of Health and disease (chapter 2 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Urinalysis IV Demonic possession - Divination (chapter 2 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Urinalysis V Demonic Possession - Divination (chapter 2 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Tangtong Gyelpo (1361-1485 or 1385-1446/58)

Tibet, 19th century

Taste - Potency: gemstones and Minerals (chapters 19 & 20)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Tenth Zhamar, Mipam Chodrup Gyatso (1742-1792)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th - 19th century

Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) and Other Luminaries of the Rime "Non-Sectarian" Movement

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Third Pawo Rinpoche, Tsuklak Gyatso (1568-1630) with his Handprints and Footprints

Tibet, early to mid-17th century

Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733-1797)

Pelpung Monastery, Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 18th century, ca. 1760s

Thirteenth Karmapa, Dudul Dorje (1733-1797)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Three Mahasiddhas, Kamala, Suvarnadvipa, Viraya

Tibet, ca. 17th century

Tongue Diagnosis - Tranquillizing Agents - Oil Therapy (chapter 2 - 13)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Seventh Dalai Lama (1708–1757) and His Preincarnations

Tibet, 18th century

Situ Panchen (1700-1774); From a Palpung set of Masters of the Combined Kagyu Lineages

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th century, ca. 1760s

Sixth Zhamar, Garwang Chokyi Wangchuk (1584-1630); From a Pelpung set of Masters of the Combined Kagyu Lineages

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, late 18th century

Stories of the Noble Deeds (Avadana), After a Set Designed by Situ Panchen (1700–1774) Illustrating Kshemendra’s Avadanakalpanada

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Supplementary Materia Medica I (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Supplementary Materia Medica II (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Supplementary Materia Medica III (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Refuge Field with Machik Labdron (1055-1153)

Tibet, early 20th century

The Root of Diagnosis (chapter 4)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

The Root of Physiology and Pathology (chapters 2 & 3)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

The Root of Treatment (chapters 5 & 6)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158) with His Two Sons, Sonam Tsemo (1142-1182) and Drakpa Gyaltsen (1147-1216)

Ngari Province, Western Tibet, ca. 1500

Sakya Pandita (1182-1251) and Chogyel Phakpa (1235-1280) with Mahakala Lineage Masters

Central Tibet, 17th - 18th century

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyelsten (1182-1251) (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)

Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 18th century

Sakya Pandita Kunga Gyeltsen (1182-1251)

Tibet, 16th century

Samantabhadra (From Situ's set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Sanggye Sengge (1504-1569)

Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 1580s-1590s

Scenes from the Life of Jamyang Tutob Wangchuk (1588-1637)

Tibet, 17th century

Scenes from the Life of Jamyang Tutob Wangchuk (1588-1637)

Tibet, 17th century

Phakmo Drupa Dorje Gyelpo (1110-1170) with His Previous Incarnations and Episodes from His Life

Central Tibet, ca. 1270

Plateau and Herbal Medications (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Portrait of a Sakya Lama

Tibet, 18th century

Portrait of Tibetan Medical Master Yutok Yonten Gonpo (1126–1202)

Tibet, 19th century

The Practicing Physician (chapter 31)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Death VIII Topographical Lines of the Channels: Anterior View (chapter 83)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease I Humoural Diseases - Indigestion - Tumours (chapters 2 - 7)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary causes of Disease III Phases and Types of Fever (chapter 17 - 23)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease II Morbid Pallor - Oedemata - Dropsy - Fever (chapters 8 - 16)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease IV Contagious Fevers - Disease of the Head and Viscera (chapter 24 - 42)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease IX Topographical Lines of the Channels: Posterior View (chapter 83 - 86)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease VI Co-emerging Wounds - Paediatrics (chapters 65 - 73)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease VII Gynaecological Diseases - Demonic Possession

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary causes of Disease V Miscellaneous Diseases - Co-emerging Wounds (chapters 43 - 64)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease XIII The Greater Elixir of Rejuvenation (chapter 90)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease XII Poisons (chapters 87 - 89)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease XI Localisation of the Purulence of the Viscera (chapter 85 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease XIV The Lesser Elixir of Rejuvenation - Virility and Fertility (chapter 90 - 92)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Primary and Secondary Causes of Disease X Localisation of the Viscera within the Trunk (chapter 85)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Prophylactics - Diagnosis - Therapeutic Principles (chapters 23 - 28)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination III Pulse divination - Seven Astonishing Pulses (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination II Mother-Son & friend-Enemy Cycles - Pulse Divination (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination I Preparations - Pule Techniques and Types - Seasonal Pulses (chapter 1)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination IV Seven Astonishing Pulses (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination IX 7 Urinalysis I Life Essence Pulses - Preliminaries to Urinalysis (chapters 1 - 2)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination VI Astonishing Pulse Prognostications - Pulse Frequency (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination VIII death Pulses - Pulses indicative of demonic Possession (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination VII Pulse Frequency - General and Specific Pulses (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Pulse Examination V Seven Astonishing Pulses (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Ratna Vajradhara

Tibet, 18th century

Moxibustion according to the King of the Moon treatise: Anterior View (chapter 21 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Moxibustion according to the King of the Moon treatise: Posterior View (chapter 21 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Moxibustion and Minor Surgery (chapters 21 - 25)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Nagarjuna and Aryadeva (After Situ Panchen’s (1700-1774) set of the Six Ornaments and Two Excellent Ones)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Namkhai Nyingpo (8th-9th century) Performing a Long-Life Ritual

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Ninth Karmapa, Wangchuk Dorje (1555–1603)

Central Tibet, ca. 1590

Tibet, 18th century

Bhutan, 19th century

Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Tibet or Bhutan, 18th or 19th century

Tibet, 19th century

Tibet, late 19th century

Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Padmasambhava (Following a set of the Great Adepts designed by Situ Panchen)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Padmasambhava, his eight manifestations, and scenes from his life

Gangteng Monastery, Bhutan, 19th century

Padmasambhava with deities of the Yang Ter tradition

Tibet, 18th century

Padmasambhava with Lineage Teachers

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Pathology (chapters 8 - 12)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Manjushri (From Situ's set of Eight Great Bodhisattvas)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Medical Instruments

Tibet, Unknown

Medical Instruments (chapter 22)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Medical Painting of Minor Connecting Blood Vessels or Capillaries, illustration to the Medical treatise the Blue Beryl, chapter 4

Tibet, 18th century

Medicine Buddha Palace (Copy of first painting from the set of the Tibetan Medical Paintings from Mentsikhang Lhasa)

Rebgong county, Qinghai Province, China, 2012-2013

Metaphors and Measurements of the Human Body (chapters 3 & 4)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Milarepa (1052-1135) and Scenes from His Life

Tibet, 18th century

Minor Connecting Blood Vessels or Capillaries (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Mold for an Image of Tsongkhapa (1357–1419)

Mongolia, 19th century

Khedrup Lodoe Sengey

Tibet, 17th century

King of Shambhala, (From a Pelpung set of The Kalkin Kings of Shambhala)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 18th century

Knowledge of Dietetics (chapter 16)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Knowledge of Dietetics - Dietary Restrictions (chapters 16 - 18)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Lama Chogyur Lingpa (1829-1870)

Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Lama Dampa Sonam Gyeltsen (1312-1375)

Tibet, 16th-17th centuries

Lama (Teacher), Milarepa

Tibet, 18th century

Longchenpa Drime Ozer (1308-1363)

Tibet, 19th century

Lowo Khenchen Sonam Lhundrup (1456-1532)

Mustang, Northwestern Nepal, ca. 1490-1540

Machik Labdron (1055-1153)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Machik Labdron (1055-1153)

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Machik Labdron (1055-1153)

Western Tibet or Western Himalayas, ca. 16th century

Mahasiddha Avadhutipa

Tibet, 17th - 18th century

Mahasiddha Naropa

Kham Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Mahasiddha Virupa

Gongkar Chode Monastery, U Province, Central Tibet, ca. 1659-1671

Maitreya, the Future Buddha

Tibet, ca. second quarter of 15th century

Human Embryology (chapters 1 & 2)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Illustrated White Beryl Elemental Divination Manuscript

Sakya Monastery, Tsang region, Central Tibet, mid-18th century

Indian Master Shantarakshita (active 8th century) and Scenes from his Life

Tibet, 19th century

Indications of Physical Decay - Dream Prognosis (chapter 7 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Indrabhuti, from a set of the Eight Great Adepts (Mahasiddhas)

Eastern Tibet, Kham Province, 19th century

Interconnecting Blood Vessels and Channels: Posterior View (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Interconnecting Blood Vessels: Anterior View (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Jamgon Kongtrul Lodro Taye (1813-1899)

Eastern Tibet, early 20th century

Jatson Nyingpo (1585-1656)

Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Jikme Lingpa (1729-1798)

Tibet, 18th - 19th century

Karmapa with his Footprints

Central Tibet, late 12th-early 13th century

Fourth Demo Rinpoche, Lhawang Gyeltsen (1631–1668)

Tibet or China, Dated by inscription, 1667

Fourth Zhamar, Chodrak Yeshe Pelzang (1453 1524), and Scenes from His Life

Central Tibet, 16th century

Geluk Teacher Champa Tashi

Central Tibet, 16th century

Herbal and Animal Medications (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Herbal Medications (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Herbal Medications (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (1617 1682)

Tibet, 17th century

The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (1617-1682) with Previous Incarnations

Central Tibet, 18th century

The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lopsang Gyatso (1617-1682)

Tibet, 17th century

Fifth Shamar, Konchok Yanglak (1526–1583)

Tibet, 16th century

First Jebdzundamba, Zanabazar

Mongolia, 19th century

First Panchen Lama, Lobzang Chokyi Gyaltsen (1570-1662)(After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) set of previous incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)

Tsang Province, Central Tibet, 18th century

Buddhashri Sanggye Pel (1339–1419) Surrounded by the Yogachara lineage Masters of the bodhisattva vow

Ngor Ewam Choden Monastery, Tsang Province, Central Tibet, ca. 1515-1535

Buddha Vajradhara with the Great Tantric Masters (Mahasiddhas)

Central Tibet, 15th century

Cathartic Procedures and Bloodletting (chapters 18 - 20)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Cathartic Procedures (chapter 14 - 17)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Compounding of Medications I (chapter 21)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Compounding of Medications II (chapter 21 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Compress - Fomentation - Ointments - Minor Surgery (chapters 22 - 25)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Concluding Summary of the Four Tantras Treatment of Ostensible and Imaginary Diseases (chapters 26 - 27)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Conduct (chapters 13 - 15)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Course of the Lifespan Principle (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Drakpa Gyeltsen (1147-1216) and Sakya Pandita (1182-1251)

Central Tibet, ca. 15th century

Tibet, 15th century

Drenpa Namkha (ca. 8th century)

Amdo Province, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Drigungpa Jikten Sumgon

Tibet, 13th - 14th century

Drokmi Lotsawa Shakya Yeshe (992/3 - 1043/1072)

Tibet, 17th century

Dromton (1004/05-1064)

Tibet, ca. 18th-19th century

Earth, Wood, Nectarous and Plateau Medications (chapter 20 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Eighth Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (1507-1554)

Kham Region, Eastern Tibet, 18th century

Eighth Karmapa, Mikyo Dorje (1507-1554)

Tibet, ca. 16th century

Entrustment of the Four Tantras (chapter 27 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Field of Accumulation of Merit (Tsokshin) of the Geluk Tradition with Tsongkhapa

Central Tibet, ca. late 18th - early 19th century

Arhat Subhuti (After Choying Gyatso’s (active ca.1640s-1660s) Set of Previous Incarnations of the Panchen Lamas)

Central Tibet, 19th century

Atisha (982-1054)

Tibet, ca. 18th-19th century

Auspicious Dreams - Signs of Impending Death (chapter 7 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Bloodletting channels and Moxibustion (chapters 20 - 21)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Bloodletting, Surgical and Moxibustion Points Anterior View (chapter 1)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Bloodletting, Surgical and Moxibustion Points Posterior View (chapter 1 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Bloodletting Vessels and Points Anterior View

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Bloodletting Vessels and Points Posterior View

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Bon Lama, Rinchen Gyeltsen (1415-1446)

Central Tibet, 18th century

Bon Lama Sanggye Lingpa (1705-1735)

Gyelrong, Eastern Tibet, 19th century

Anatomy: Anterior View (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

Anatomy: Posterior View (chapter 4 cont.)

Chentsa, Amdo region, Northeastern Tibet (Jianzha, Qinghai Province, China), 1995-1996

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