Dharmapala Thangka CentreSchool of Thangka Painting

This Medical Thangka is the third of three paintings which shows a synopsis of all elements of the medical teaching in form of a tree. It deals with the four stems of "diet", "behaviour", "medicaments" and "external treatment".

First stem of diet

• 6 branches of food and drink of the three evils are given off with
• 10 leaves with food suitabale for imbalance of wind
• 4 leaves with beverages suitabale for imbalance of wind
• 7 leaves with food suitabale for imbalance of phlegm
• 5 leaves with beverages suitabale for imbalance of phlegm
• 6 leaves with food suitabale for imbalance of bile
• 3 leaves with beverages suitabale for imbalance of bile

Totally 35 leaves

Second stem of behaviour

• 3 branches for the three evils - each with two leaves

Totally 6 leaves

Third stem on medicaments:

• 15 branches
• 18 leaves on the nature and taste of medicaments for the three evils
• 23 leaves of drugs for expelling evils clearly and
• 9 leaves of cleanig medicaments

Totally 50 leaves

Fourth stem of external treatment

• 3 branches on the three evils with>
• 7 leaves

All together: 4 stems, 27 branches and 98 leaves.