A study about Jigmeddanzanjamts’s (The Brave King) biography and books composed by him
- VernacularTitle:Жигмэдданзанжамц (Зоригт ван)-ийн намтар, бүтээлийн судалгаа
- Author:
Gansukh N
1
;
Bold Sh
1
Author Information
1. Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
The Brave King;
Jigmeddanzanjamts “Jari Geshe”
- From:
Mongolian Pharmacy and Pharmacology
2018;12(1):42-44
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
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Abstract:
Introduction:Jigmeddanzanjamts was a person who was born in the east Sonod Land of Shiliin Gol province
in Inner Mongolia (presently the East Sonod Khoshuu of Inner Mongolian Autonomy in People’s
Republic of China). He has lived at the end of 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century.
At his childhood age, he has stayed in the Jari Temple (also called the Great Generous Temple)
and studied Tibetan language. He was talented in learning Tibetan language. He also deeply
studied Buddhist philosophical teachings in The Philosophical lineage temple and obtained Geshe
rank which is a kind of scientific scholar’s title. He was renowned by his Temple name as “Jari
Geshe”.
Besides, this achievement, he was a Tulku and worked as abbot of a temple. It was mentioned
at the end of his book called “Joys of Realizers” that “This book was composed by the Tulku
Jigmeddanzanjamts the Brave-Hearted King”.
Materials and methods:He divided his book into 5 sections and in the first section he provided a detailed description
about the urine analysis and diagnostics by sensing pulse of a patient. In the second section,
he summarized only the capability of 348 types of medicines. In the third section, he classified
various diseases into 80 categories and determined specific methods for curing each disease
such as internal disease, bacteria, diseases of the womb and internal organs such as liver, kidney,
lung, heart and spleen, skin disease, gynecopathy, childhood disease, other injuries. In the fourth
section, he wrote about how to reduce power of 22 types of medicines, and how to substitute
32 types of medicines. In the fifth section, he provided a detailed information about 316 types of
prescriptions, and doses of medicine shall be included in each prescription, method for blending
those prescriptions.
Results:He also included the prescription of medicines used in Chinese hospitals in his book.
For example, he mentioned that “Kindly find the Lin or Dan prescription from Chinese hospitals”
in his book. The book called “Joys of Realizers” can be considered as a distinguished book from
another book by its content and meaning side. In fact, in greatly depends from the author’s wider
way of thinking, his enormous practical experience and knowledge.
Сonclusion:From this book, it is obviously observable that he always treated each disease,
from the point of seeing in a complex rather than seeing only the disease. Especially, the list,
which listed organs of a human body as brain, eye, ear, nose, etc. from top to down part have not
observed in other books published in the preceding period. Therefore, it can be considered that
the book has some new categories that has not introduced before in books have been composed
and published before.
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