In Search of the Medicine Buddha: A Himalayan Journey - Softcover

Crow, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585421073 ISBN 13: 9781585421077

Publisher: Tarcher, 2001

Synopsis

In 1987 David Crow journeyed to Nepal in search of teachings in Tibetan medicine and Buddhist meditation. For the next ten years, he studied with many teachers. Using his newfound knowledge, Crow opened a clinic in Kathmandu and another in a small mountain village, where he treated beggars from the street as well as high abbots of monasteries. This colorful and captivating story interweaves medical teachings with insights into Tibetan Buddhism, evoking the beauty and wonder of a faraway land.

About this title

About the Author:

David Crow, L.Ac., is a licensed acupuncturist, herbalist, and aromatherapist; dietary counselor; Buddhist meditation instructor; writer; photographer; and teacher of natural health and healing. One of the first Westerners to complete acupuncture training in the United States, he lectures extensively on natural healing. He lives in Big Sur, California.

To hear an interview with David Crow, check out www.talktotara.com under "authors".

From Library Journal:

In a blend of medical anthropology and autobiographical essay, Crow introduces the reader to Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine as taught to him by leading Tibetan and Nepalese physicians in Katmandu in Nepal. The book also weaves together Buddhist philosophy, Nepalese culture, and a bit of history but focuses primarily on various aspects of Sange Menla, the Medicine Buddha (the manifestation of healing in the Buddhist religious pantheon). Crow, a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, examines such topics as herbal remedies, alchemy, women's roles in Ayurvedic medicine and in Buddhist culture, massage, meditation, and the use of mercury as a highly effective but very dangerous healing agent. Crow's book begins with his journey to Nepal in 1988 but does not provide many chronological reference points thereafter. The author also does not clearly explain the relationship between Ayurvedic and Tibetan medicine and does not provide a systematic examination of either healing tradition. The book is certainly interesting and provides valuable information but really seems better suited to popular reading than serious study. Recommended for larger public libraries.DAndy Wickens, King Cty. Lib. Syst., Seattle
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About this edition

• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1585421073
• ISBN 13: 9781585421077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 350