Tibetan Buddhist Narratives of the Forces of Creation
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2007
Sources ID:
104511
Collection:
Himalayan and Tibetan Medicine
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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This chapter examines different models of fetal growth in premodern religious and medical Tibetan embryological narratives, which describe causal forces such as karma, the natural elements, the energetic winds, and the wisdom of a Buddha. Embryology is presented as a means for Tibetan thinkers to define acceptable paradigms for change and growth and a theoretical model for addressing other issues of vital concern to Buddhists.