..and what about the philosophical side of it? What are the Vedic/Hindu concepts corresponding to traditional Chinese medical concepts like:
Sanjiao Pericardium the Meridians (and the points were they surface) Qi/Jing/Shen/Blood/Fluids (Jin/Ye) ..and more general like: Yin/Yang Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and (perhaps most interesting) Metal I recall someone not too long ago in this forum likening Qi to pure Prana. Pjotr Klutski --- In [email protected], Vaj <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Jan 4, 2007, at 4:33 PM, peterklutz wrote: > > > Is there any Hindu/Vedic knowledge corresponding to that of Tui Na - > > i.e. acupressure/acupuncture and the correlated Chinese world > > view/philosophy? > > Yes, from Kalarippayattu, a Dravidian Science (like Ayurveda and > Jyotish). Various acupuncture systems are still being and have > recently been revealed in Tibetan Medicine (which is a mixture of > Chinese medicine and Ayurveda). > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalarippayattu > > You might enjoy reading Phillip Zarrilli, an American who was > inititated and I believe now teaching at a British University. >
