The Buddhist Monastic Code II: The Khandhaka Training Rules Translated and Explained
Format:
Book
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2006
Publisher:
Metta Forest Monastery
Place of Publication:
Valley Center, CA
Sources ID:
92406
Notes:
The fifth chapter of the second volume of this two-volume set on the Theravada monastic code contains an overview of the medical contents of the Pali Vinaya, with illustrative translated passages. The chapter gives students an overall sense of Buddhist medical practice, while also providing a window into the institutionalization of medical knowledge by the sangha. The essay is also available at Access to Insight, cited under Pali.
Collection:
Himalayan and Tibetan Medicine
Visibility:
Public (group default)