Medical Thangkas

The knowledge of Tibetan Medicine, which is known for its effectiveness in treating not only physical but also mental illnesses, was written down about a thousand years ago in the book of the Four Medical Tantras.
Medical Paintings is “one of the unique features of Traditional Tibetan Medicine is that it contains a comprehensive philosophy, cosmology, and system of subtle anatomy with associated spiritual practices”.

As stated by the International Academy for Traditional Tibetan Medicine (IATTM) “one of the unique features of Traditional Tibetan Medicine is that it contains a comprehensive philosophy, cosmology, and system of subtle anatomy with associated spiritual practices”.
Traditional Tibetan medicine uses different kinds of ingredients such as plants, minerals, and precious metals. However, 95% of Tibetan medicine is based on herbs.

The history of the Medicine Thangkas starts with Desi Sangye Gyatso (1653-1705) regent of Tibet after the passing of the 5th Dalai Lama and famous for overseeing the completion of the Potala Palace.
Arranging the translation of Indian texts based on Ayurveda and inviting Tibetan physicians to pass on their oral traditions, Gyatso produced a new and revised edition of the Four Tantras, known as Blue Beryl, today considered the basis of the study of Tibetan medicine.
During the draft of this important book, Sangye Gyatso commissioned a remarkable collection of seventy-nine annotated medical and anatomical paintings that illustrate the chapters of the Four Tantras.

Today these Thangkas constitute a fundamental piece of educational art that interweave practical medical knowledge with Buddhist traditions.

Here we display only some of these beautiful artworks, also we accept the commission of every illustration of the set.
Please refer to this link for the complete list, choose the medicine thangka you prefer and Contact us to order.

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Anatomy – Anterior view
( 37 x 43 cm )

From $179

This is Medical Thangka of the Blue Beryll. This is the anterior view of human anatomy. This Tibetan Medical thangka over 1000 years of documented medical practice.

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Anatomy – Blood Vessels
( 29 x 48 cm )

From $99

Anatomy – Blood Vessels Thangka is one of the many Tibetan medical thangkas that show medical illustrations of main blood vessels of human anatomy.

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Medicine Guru Buddha Thangka
( 59 x 82 cm )

From $359

This Thangka painting is the first composition of the seventy-nine sets of paintings of the Blue Beryl Medical Charts.

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Medicine Thangka With Medicine Buddha in Center
( 24 x 31 cm )

Rated 4.00 out of 5
From $79

This is a Medicine Thangka With Medicine Buddha in Center. The basic principles of Tibetan medicine were presented in 79 different roll paintings (thangkas).

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Medical Thangka
( 29 x 34 cm )

From $109

This thangka represents in a very interesting way the development or origin of a human being, from the sexual act to birth. Under each picture section, you find a description in the Tibetan language. The thangka was handmade in

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Medical Thangka
( 30 x 35 cm )

From $119

This painting is a medical thangka. The basic principles of Tibetan medicine were presented in 79 different roll paintings (thangkas). The typical Tibetan herbs are depicted. Each medicinal herb was given a Tibetan name and marked in Tibetan characters. The historical

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Medical Thangka Anatomy
( 28 x 34 cm )

From $99

It is one of the many Tibetan medical thangkas that show medical illustrations. These educational tables were used as illustrations of a medical text (“The Four Tantras”) that originated in the 9th century on the basis of Indian and Chinese

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