In this graceful, incisive book, writer-philosopher André Comte-Sponville reexamines the classical virtues to help us understand "what we should do, who we should be, and how we should live." In the process, he gives us an entirely new perspective on the value, relevance, and charm of the Western ethical tradition. Drawing on thinkers from Aristotle to Simone Weil, by way of Aquinas, Kant, Rilke, Nietzsche, Spinoza, and Rawls, among others, Comte-Sponville elaborates on the qualities that constitute the essence and excellence of humankind. Starting with politeness-almost a virtue-and ending with love-which transcends all morality-A Small Treatise takes us on a tour of the eighteen essential virtues: fidelity, prudence, temperance, courage, justice, generosity, compassion, mercy, gratitude, humility, simplicity, tolerance, purity, gentleness, good faith, and even, surprisingly, humor.Sophisticated, lucid, and full of wit, this modestly titled yet immensely important work provides an indispensable guide to finding what is right and good in everyday life.
The article discusses the author's experience in his study that aims to determine the difference between the standard Tibetan medicine, which is known as the "sman and glud" and the "gso ba rig pa." He notes that such methods were used in Nordzinling Tibetan settlement and Tashi Gyegay Thartenling Bonpo Medical School in Nepal. He observed that they used the Bum bzhi medical text and not the Buddhist rGyud bzhi. He suggests that proper healing techniques must be given to the patient's illness.
A collection of rare medical instruction of the tradition of Bha-ro Phyag-rdum.
Sman pa grwa tshang refers to Tibetan medical schools attached to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries (basically of the Gelugpa sect), which is a comprehensive institution devoted to medical education, clinic treatment and medicinal production. It has played a significant role in the training of medical professionals, and is itself an embodiment and outgrowth of the further institutionalization and systematization of the monastery educational system after the establishment of Gelugpa sect in the 15(th) century. The model of Sman pa grwa tshang first took shape from the famous Chagpori Grophangling, established in Lhasa by Desi Sanggy Gyamtso (Tib: Sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtso 1653-1705) in 1696. Later, the model spread to Amdo, Mongolian areas and China's cities like Beijing and Chengde where almost a hundred Sman pa grwa tshangs were set up successively. The emergence of Sman pa grwa tshangs played a significant role in the transmission and development of Tibetan medicine.
<p>A Tibetan translation of the English work, <em>Where There is No Doctor</em>. This is a handbook which gives general medical advice for those in developing nations.</p>
<p>Part the text of the work is Tibetan-Mongolian but there is a list of medicines in Tibetan-Chinese. This work is a revision of the editor's earlier <em>sman sna tshogs kyi ming tshad/</em> (Tibetan-Chinese), an adaptation of an original <em>Man ngag gi rgyud/</em>, a principle Tibetan medical text. (Michael Walter and Manfred Taube 2006-05-15, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)</p>
<p>A Tibetan-Tibetan dictionary of Tibetan medicine. (Michael Walter and Manfred Taube 2006-05-15, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)</p>
Excerpts of writings by various authors on description and formulation of Tibetan ayurvedic medicinal pills and thier effect and remedies.
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