Seventy-seven Tibetan Medical Thangkas

Plate 1
Palace of the Buddha, Bhaisajyaguru, master of remedies.
Plate 2
The root of physiology and pathology.
Plate 3
The root of diagnosis.
Plate 4
The root of treatment
Plate 5
Human embryology
Plate 6
metaphors and measurements of the human body
Plate 7
Anatomy: anterior view.
Plate 8
anatomy: posterior view
Plate 9
interconnecting channels: anterior view.
Plate 10
interconnecting blood vessels and channels: posterior view.
Plate 11
Minir conneting channels or capillaries
Plate 12
Course of the lifespan principle
Plate 13
White channels
Plate 14
Vulnerable points: Anterior view
Plate15
Vulnerable points: posterior view
Plate 16
Wondrous synopsis of the humours - indications of physical decay.
Plate 17
indications of physical decay - dream prognosis.
Plate 18
Auspicious dreams - signs of impending death.
Plate 19
Pathology
Plate 20
Conduct
Plate 21
Knowledge of dietetics
Plate 22
Knowledge of dietetics - dietary restrictions
Plate 23
Gemstones and minerals
Plate 24
Earth, wood, nectarous and Plateau medications
Plate 25
Plateau and herbal medications
Plate 26
Herbal medications I
Plate 27
Herbal medications I
Plate 28
Herbal and animal medications
Plate 29
Supplementary materia medica I
Plate 30
Supplementary materia medica II
Plate 31
Supplementary materia medica III
Plate 32
Compounding of medications I
Plate 33
Compounding of medications II
Plate 34
Medical instruments
Plate 35
Prophylactics - diagnosis - therapeutic principles
Plate 36
Two methods of treatment.
Plate 37
The practising physician
Plate 38
Bloodletting, surgical and moxibustion points: anterior view.
Plate 39
Bloodletting, surgical and moxibustion Points: posterior view
Plate 40
Humoural disease – indigestion – tumors
Plate 41
Morbid pallor, oedemata, dropsy, fever
Plate 42
Phases and types of fever.
Plate 43
Contagious fevers, diseases of the head and viscera
Plate 44
Miscellaneous diseases - co-emerging wounds.
Plate 45
Co-emerging wounds - pediatrics
Plate 46
Gynaecological diseases - demonic possession
Plate 47
Topographical channels: anterior view.
Plate 48
Topographical lines of the channels: posterior view.
Plate 49
Localization of the viscera within the trunk
Plate 50
Localization of the purulence of the viscera
Plate 51
Poisons
Plate 52
The greater elixir of rejuvenation
Plate 53
The lesser elixir of rejuvenation - virility and fertility
Plate 54
Preparations - pulse techniques and types -seasonal pulses.
Plate 55
Mother-son and friend-enemy cycles - pulse divination
Plate 56
Pulse divination - seven astonishing pulses
Plate 57
Seven astonishing pulses
Plate 58
Seven astonishing pulses
Plate 59
Astonishing pulse prognostications - pulse frequency
Plate 60
Pulse frequency - general and specific pulses
Plate 61
Death pulses - pulses indicative of demonic possession
Plate 62
Life essence pulses - preliminaries to urinalysis
Plate 63
Urine indicative of health and disease
Plate 64
Pathological signs - impending death -demonic possession
Plate 65
Demonic possession - divination I
Plate 66
Demonic possession - divination II
Plate 67
Tongue diagnosis - tranquillizing agents -oil therapy
Plate 68
Cathartic procedures
Plate 69
Cathartic procedures and bloodletting
Plate 70
Bloodletting channels and moxibustion
Plate 71
Moxibustion and minor surgery: posterior view
Plate 72
Moxibustion according to the King ofthe Moon treatise: anterior view
Plate 73
Moxibustion according to the King ofthe Moon treatise: posterior view
Plate 74
Compress, fomentation, ointments and minor surgery
Plate 75
Summary if The Four Tantras - Treatment ostensible and imaginary diseases
Plate 76
Treatment of absolute disease and karmic diseases.
Plate 77
Entrustment of the Four Tantras