Delhiites can get a first-hand view of one of the world’s oldest known healing and astro-sciences with a five-day conference and exhibition titled, “Tibetan Medical System and Astro-Science” with a theme awakening the sanctity of life: healing mind, healing body, which opened in the city on Friday.
The exhibition is hosted by Tibet House, Cultural Centre of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Medical and Astro. Institute (TMAI), Dharamsala.
The exhibition was inaugurated by Prof. Lokesh Chandra, president Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR)
“The integration of modern science with Buddhist science, astrology and all other sources of knowledge could have a huge impact in finding sources of treatments to common mental disorders. Tibetan Buddhism has a very deep and varied knowledge of psychology. These findings can be placed in front of the scientists to be experimented whether Buddhist findings are accurate or not,” said Prof. Lokesh Chandra.
According to the organisers, the five-day exhibition is being organised in a bid to preserve and showcase the rich dynamic medical heritage of the world and promote awareness about it.
The major highlight shall be free health and astrology consultancy by experts and Tibetan food stalls.
``The programme will also serve as a platform for medical diagnosis and the sale of herbal medical products,’’ said Geshe Dorji Damdul, director Tibet House.
``The three main objectives of the conference are to explore the various methods of improving mental health, to exchange the ideas of different approaches and identify the common aim in the context of improving the human psychology by bringing the different religious and mental systems together on one platform,” he added.
Explaining that the Tibetan medical system is one of the world's oldest known medical traditions and is an integral part of Tibetan culture, Mr. Tashi Tsering Puri, director development manager Men-Tsee-Khang, Dharmasala noted that ``Tibetan medicine is known for treating digestive, cardiovascular, and rheumatoid ailments.’’
``The importance of this system has been recognised by the Government of India. It has passed legislation in the Parliament to bring this rich Tibetan medical tradition into the country’s streams of practice, as a distinct medical system,’’ he said.
