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Tibetan Treatment  and Cosmic Power

                                    by Mohammad Shaikh Farid

In Tibetan treatment method while giving treatment to the patients some cosmic powers are taken into consideration which have influence on the patient’s body. It says in Sanskrit that human body is made of 5(five) elements i.e. Pancha bhoot such as Xity, Opoh, Tej, Morut and Byom. These five elements are called soil, water, fire, air and space respectively in English. According to Tibetan treatment method it is said that surface of the earth, water, fire, air and space these five cosmic powers have influence on the patients. As human body is made of these five elements, exchange of these five elements always occur with body and the body becomes influenced. Besides these five powers there are another 2(two) very powerful influences – Sun and Moon. In the whole day influence of these two powers exerts on the human body. At the day time influence of the sun becomes powerful. As a result motion of the pulse becomes strong and speedy. Again at night influence of the moon becomes powerful. As a result, pulse becomes slower and weaker than normal.

According to Tibetan treatment method influence of seasons are also becomes much strong. As per opinion of the Tibetans there are 4(four) seasons in the world – Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. In these four seasons changes occurs in the motion and nature of the cosmic powers, influence of which falls on the human body directly. Such as if in the winter kidney, bladder etc becomes affected, and then in spring liver, abdomen or gall bladder may be affected. Therefore, in order to give proper treatment to the patients’ physicians have to be thoroughly informed about what type of symptoms or reactions appear in the patient’s body in the influence of the cosmic powers and these four seasons. The influences of the cosmic powers are taken into consideration in giving treatment, as per scripture of the Tibetan treatment only. For this the word “Astro” is associated with the name of every Tibetan treatment center.

Tibetan Medicines

Tibetan Medicines

                                                                                        by Mohammad Shaikh Farid

The great merit of the medicines used in Tibetan treatment is, these are natural or drug. There is no side effect of these medicines. The basic ingredients of the Tibetan medicines are:

a)      Drug-o-botania or Drug plants

b)      Metals, metallic ores and mineral things

c)      Different limbs and organs/appendages of the body of various animals and birds

d)      Various types of stones

e)      Mushrooms of different species etc.

The Tibetan medicines are available in the form of small pills or balls in various Tibetan clinics. These medicines are produced in religious asylums and then distributed in various places. These medicines are very low costly. Another advantage of the Tibetan treatment is influence of disease can be lowered manifold by following some rules along with medicines. Besides these there are some other pathology in this treatment, as a result without any physical suffering patients can be fully cured.

Diagnosis in Tibetan Treatment

Diagnosis in Tibetan Treatment

                                                                                          --by Mohammad Shaikh Farid

Proper diagnosis is the first requirement for starting any treatment. Physicians used to examine the patients in 13 (Thirteen) methods in Tibetan treatment in order to detect the proper disease. But, there are 3(Three) basic methods of diagnosis. Such as – (1) Seeing, (2) Touching and (3) Asking Questions.

These 3 methods are elaborately discussed below:

(1)  Seeing: At first the physicians used to see the patient’s skin. They see the complexion and the type of skin i.e. whether it is dry or oily or normal. Besides these, type of blood, nails and tongue etc of the patients are also seen.

If necessary patient’s urine is also examined. In Tibetan treatment there are some manners and customs are followed in examining urine. Such as,

a)          At the night before the day of urine examination having whey/skimmed milk, tea, coffee, betel leaf, cigarettes or taking any type of drug item etc are prohibited.

b)                Besides this, on the previous day the patient will have to be fully free from mental sufferings, and

c)            The patient will need sound sleep and will not go in any type of sexual relation on the day before the  day of urine examination

This examination is done in 3(three) stages--- making the patient warm, normal and cool.

(2) Touching: Physician can feel temperature of the patient’s body and other abnormalities touching on different parts of the patient’s body by hand. By examining index finger, middle finger and ring finger of two hands physician can realize the movement and disposition of various parts/organs of the patient’s body. There is a process of examining pulses with these 3(three) fingers. Such as pressing lightly by the index finger, giving medium pressure by the middle finger and pressing very strongly with ring finger. There are 2(two) parts of the tip of each finger — by right side can be felt condition of some organs and by left side condition of some other organs can be felt. On the previous day of the pulse examination date the patient requires to stay calm and quiet physically and mentally. On the previous day such foods and drinks are prohibited to take for the patient which stimulates the pulse. Sound sleep or rest is necessary in this case also.        

3)   Asking Questions:  Primarily after examining pulses, physicians want to know more about the patient. By asking questions information regarding problems of the patient comes out.

Normally physicians used to ask questions in 3 ways. Such as:

a)      Asking questions about the reason of the disease,

b)      Asking questions about how the patient became sick and

c)      Asking questions about own self of the patient.

In case of last one, such questions are asked to the patient that,

a)      What type of work he/she does?

b)      What he/she eats or likes to eat?

c)      When eats?

d)      When sleeps?

e)      What color he/she likes?   

f)       What type of dresses used to wear?

g)      What is his/her hobby?

h)      Whether drug addicted or not? and

i)        What type of person he/she is?
  
After completing all the examinations and inquiries as mentioned above, having all relevant matters in the knowledge physicians used to start treatment after proper and accurate diagnosis. 

Brief History of the Tibetan Treatment
                                                                              by Mohammad Shaikh Farid

In the year 639 A.D. Srangat Sen Gampo brought the Buddhism to Tibet from India. He had founded the famous city named ‘Lahma’. Srangat Sen had invented the Tibetan alphabets also. He had brought these letters form the Sangskrit Debnagri letters. After arrival of the Buddhism in Tibet the treatment method introduced by Buddha became the fundamental method besides other contemporary treatment methods at that time. This is the method which is renowned as ‘Tibetan Treatment’ at present.

Dr. Yeshe Donden who is famous among the Tibetan physicians and respectable to all is the personal physician of Dalai Lama. Many famous persons of the world also got his treatment. He opined, “Though this treatment method commenced from the period of Buddha Dev, in spite of that the Tibetan treatment had properly started from the period of the ‘Medicine Buddha’.” 

‘Men La’, who is colloquially renowned as ‘Medicine Buddha’, is actually the incarnation of Buddha. Most of the Tibetans believe that this ‘Medicine Buddha’ is the initiator of this treatment method. According to the doctrine of Buddhism, a Medicine Buddha will be born in every era. 

There is a story prevailing in Tibet. In the 2^nd century of the Christian era a lady doctor went to Tibet from India. One of her associates got married with the princess of there and became royal physician. At that time physicians were most respectable in Tibet. This is the physician who had introduced the original Tibetan treatment in Tibet. In 17^th century during the period of 5^th Dalai Lama the first college of Tibetan treatment was established in Lahma. Then it was not being taught as a course for a fixed duration. 300 Tibetan saints were dedicated to make the people cured. Consulting the ancient records and documents they were to collect various treatment methods and teach them to the students. The students were also comprised in this group. At that time outsiders had no right of entrance here. These saints were used to move to the fields, banks of rivers and ponds, to the forests and jungles as well as to the caves of the Himalayas in search for trees/plants, barks, twigs flowers, fruits creepers and leaves etc to get the original medicines.

The Lahma Astro Medical Centre was established in 1916 during the 13^th Dalai Lama. In this year for the first time the outsider students got admitted here. At the same time ladies got permission to study this theory for the first time. It is mentionable here that there was no permission for the ladies to study this theory before this time.                        

Inception of the Tibetan Treatment

-by Mohammad Shaikh Farid

Suddhadhan, the father of Siddhartha Gautam, was the King of Kapilavastu. His son Goutam Buddha was the founder of Buddhism. Goutam Buddha’s another name was Siddhartha. Then prince Siddhartha has just arrived in the age of adolescence. But, he was not nimble, romping like other adolescent boys; he was always used to think something by himself. Always he was absent minded. For this reason there was no tranquility of mind of the emperor and empress. They were not getting any solution by thinking. In such a time prince Siddhartha saw the following 4(four) scenes by the roadside on the way of his daily walk:

Scene -1:          A new born baby has just taken birth from the womb of a mother. The face of the afflicted mother has been illuminated with happiness and satisfaction.

Scene -2:          An ill young man suffering beside the road with ill and lean body.

Scene -3:          A bowed, humpbacked old man trying in vain to proceed on with support of his stick. It takes about 3(three) hours to move his each step.

Scene -4:          A man lying beside the road. It looks from far that he is sleeping. But, his face was surrounded by flies. Actually he is not alive. The man is dead.

The above 4(four) scenes had changed the main stream of the life of prince Siddhartha. These four scenes had produced a new maxim – “Karunadhara”. This maxim or philosophy of Goutam Buddha brought change in the politics and sociology time to time in various arenas. Today it has become history. But these four scenes brought revolution in another arena. That was in medical sector. Buddha, who was wholeheartedly submitted to alleviate sufferings of mankind, had introduced a new stream of treatment method. People was getting comfort, their physical sufferings had been removing from his treatment. This treatment is known as Tibetan treatment today.

Now, we may come to the point that what is the Tibetan treatment. Tibetan physicians say that mind is the main container of all the diseases by which the body becomes affected. The motto of the Buddhism is, to keep away the own mind from this materialistic world. Three poisons — anger, relation and ignorance destroy the balance of human mindset. As a result that affects the body. Then a human being becomes sick. As per theory of Buddhist treatment a proper mental power will have to be constructed in order to remove these poisons of mind or to cure the disease. Like other 2(two) natural treatment methods – Ayurved and Unani, ‘contrast’ is the main principle in the Tibetan treatment also. As for instance when body becomes heat (Sun burnt) cooling medicine (moonlight) is its only treatment.

Before starting any treatment first task is proper diagnosis. Physicians used to test pulse of patients in 13 methods in order to diagnose in Tibetan treatment. At first the physician used to see the patient thoroughly and then feel. If necessary urine of the patient is used to be tested. After that tongue and eyes of the patient are also examined. In case of complicated diseases the Tibetan physicians used to examine the patient’s pulse at the time of sunset. According to their doctrine this is the time when the pulse beat runs in proper speed. As a result the correct disease can be ascertained accurately.

Tibetan Treatment: An effective method of treatment

with NO side effect

-by Mohammad Shaikh Farid

In general we used to go through the conventional treatment methods which are available near about us, when we become affected by various types of diseases. These conventional treatment methods are — Allopathy, Homoeopathy, Ayurvedi, Unani, Hekimi, Kobiraji (Herbal) etc. Among these the Allopathy is most costly — in which only diagnosis charges huge amount of money, besides this there are doctor’s fees of big amount and high priced medicines. Moreover, if it is operation case it will be highly expensive. Not only that the standard of doctors, diagnostic centres, clinics as well as medicines are questionable in Bangladesh. Patients may fall into death or any type of accidents due to side effect of medicines prescribed by wrong treatment on the basis of wrong diagnosis which may also result in a huge amount of financial expenses.

 Now, come to the other treatment methods. These methods are also being costly day by day. Besides this there are unscientific diagnosis and dosage of medicines in these methods. Moreover, none of these are 100% side effect free.

 Besides these conventional treatment methods there are another treatment method exist in our neighboring countries like India, Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China and Tibet etc. which is very much effective treatment method. It is called “Tibetan Treatment”. Basically, it was originated in Tibet. There is no side effect in it, so one can be fully cured without any physical hardship. Though there were various types of treatment methods prevailing for a long time in Tibet, even then after coming the Buddhism there the treatment method introduced by Goutam Buddha has become the fundamental method of treatment. Due to influence of various times, places and physicians many indigenous maxims have mixed with it and at present days it has got a form of a specific treatment method. It is assumed that there are some practices of the Tibetan treatment among the Buddhists of Bangladesh as their own treatment method.

 Many complicated and difficult chronic diseases such as Arthritis, Gastritis, Hepatitis, Asthma, Tuberculosis, Spondilosis and even Cancer, if it is detected at preliminary stage, can be annihilated through the Tibetan V treatment. Only it requires complying with some directions and prohibitions. This treatment is very low costly. To know about the Tibetan treatment we will have to know about the inception of this treatment.