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Conference Paper: Medical sciences in the Vinaya Piṭakas: a study mainly based on the Bhesajjakkhandhaka and its parallel versions
| Title | Medical sciences in the Vinaya Piṭakas: a study mainly based on the Bhesajjakkhandhaka and its parallel versions |
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| Issue Date | 2014 |
| Citation | The 17th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS 2014), Vienna, Austria, 18-23 August 2014. How to Cite? |
| Abstract | The Vinaya Piṭaka is a big treasure for exploring various pieces of information about ancient India. Medical sciences are among this vast body of information. The extant Vinaya Piṭakas therefore form a huge mine for studying medical materials. These medical records – about medical cases (with their treatments and sometimes equipment) and materia medica – are, however, succinct and difficult to comprehend. Very few scholars have carried out studies on these medical materials. They have only focused on one or two Vinaya Piṭakas, or merely studied certain aspects of these materials. A more comprehensive perusal and explanation of this ancient medical information found in the Vinaya Piṭakas is wanting. The objective of this paper is to ... |
| Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/218269 |
| DC Field | Value | Language |
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| dc.contributor.author | Sik, HT | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-18T06:32:38Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2015-09-18T06:32:38Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
| dc.identifier.citation | The 17th Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies (IABS 2014), Vienna, Austria, 18-23 August 2014. | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/218269 | - |
| dc.description.abstract | The Vinaya Piṭaka is a big treasure for exploring various pieces of information about ancient India. Medical sciences are among this vast body of information. The extant Vinaya Piṭakas therefore form a huge mine for studying medical materials. These medical records – about medical cases (with their treatments and sometimes equipment) and materia medica – are, however, succinct and difficult to comprehend. Very few scholars have carried out studies on these medical materials. They have only focused on one or two Vinaya Piṭakas, or merely studied certain aspects of these materials. A more comprehensive perusal and explanation of this ancient medical information found in the Vinaya Piṭakas is wanting. The objective of this paper is to ... | - |
| dc.language | eng | - |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Congress of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, IABS 2014 | - |
| dc.title | Medical sciences in the Vinaya Piṭakas: a study mainly based on the Bhesajjakkhandhaka and its parallel versions | - |
| dc.type | Conference_Paper | - |
| dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 251494 | - |
| dc.identifier.hkuros | 279536 | - |