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Vaidurya sNgon-po - table 31
Cloth
The Blue Beryl, XVII century.
Concluding section on herbal medicines and medicines of animal origin
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Vaidurya sNgon-po - table 31
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The Blue Beryl, XVII century.
Concluding section on herbal medicines and medicines of animal origin
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Vaidurya sNgon-po - table 14
Cloth
The Blue Beryl, XVII century.
Front view of vulnerable points of the body (including muscles, adipose tissues, bones, ligaments, hollow and full viscera and channels)
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sMan bla’i mDo chog yid bzhin dbang rgyal
Supreme sutra of Sangs-rGyas sman-bla (Medicine Buddha), precious gem that grants every wish, powerful overcomer of every obstacle'
Work attributed to the Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngag dbang Blo bzang rgya mtsho (1617-1682)
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Brahmā
rājpūt painting - Pahari by Mankot
Source and original fruit of universal creation. According to Hindu mythology, the divine knowledge of Āyurveda, originally not intended for men, is revealed by Brahma to Prajapati, father and lord of creatures.
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Anatomical painting
Anatomical painting with Sanskrit annotations of medical character.
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Text of traditional medicine (āyurveda) on palm leaves
Engraved palm leaves
Telugu script (derived from the form Brahmi and used in the central southern regions of India).
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The human body as a microcosm and a metaphor for the path of spiritual research
It illustrates the drawing of yoga as a cosmic figure representing the universe.
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Representation of the cakra (vital points)
Representation of the cakra (vital points) of the 12 junctions and the 12 channels in relation to the 12 months of the zodiac.
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The macrocosm symbolically converges in the human body
Representation used for the practice of meditation
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Vāstu puruṣa maṇḍala
From the Vāstu śāstra ('Science of Construction').
Universal harmony represented as an architectural structure incorporating both cosmic man and universal forces.
Traditional manual of architecture
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