Title
The Four Medical Tantras (Tib. rgyud bzhi, རྒྱུད་བཞི་).
Coverage
N.p. [probably Beijing],
Date
n.d. [ca. 1750].
Description
This copy of The Four Medical Tantras is wrapped within a cloth (na bza’ or “robe”) and tied with a cord (ska rags or “belt”)—terms that, in Tibetan, echo language used for clothing worn by monastics. In Tibet, Buddhist writings are often seen as living embodiments of religious teachers. The texts themselves were transmitted orally and in writing through long lineages of realized practitioners. This text is thought by many to have originated from the teachings of Śākyamuni Buddha, as is indicated, in part, by the book’s large size.
Source
From the collection of Rare Book School