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| Keywords: A Medical Thangka - Root of Diagnosis.jpg en This thangka concerns the methods of diagnosis outlined in the Root Tantra The tree divided into three main trunks concerned with different methods of diagnosis These three techniques are from left to right visual observation the use of pulsology reading the pulse and inquiry Visual observation breaks into two branches examining samples of urine top and the condition of the patient's tongue bottom The next trunk pulsology is a subtle technique used to identify humoral imbalance by way of the pulse The final trunk inquiry is divided into three separate branches which illustrate the effects of each humor on diet and conduct As with the other tree diagrams the blue leaves represent rlung the yellow mkhris-pa and the white bad-kan Sources and Further Reading Dorje Meyer pg 21-22 Jingfeng pg 69-73 Gyurme Dorje Sangye Gyamtso 1653-1705 PD-old-100 Medical thangka from Tibet | ||||
