Mongolian version of “Manchu Anatomy” and history of how it was preserved in Mongolia
- VernacularTitle:“Манж анатоми”-ийн монгол орчуулга, түүнийг монголд хадгалж үлдсэн түүх
- Author:
Gerelmaa Battogtokh
1
;
Shagdarsuren Dashjamts
2
;
Dagdanbazar Bodi
1
;
Bold Sharav
3
Author Information
1. Ach Medical University
2. Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences
3. Ach Medical University; Mongolian University of Pharmaceutical Sciences; Mongolian Academy of Medical Sciences
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Manchu Anatomy;
Mongolian version;
translation;
Manchu scriptures;
volume
- From:Mongolian Medical Sciences
2023;205(3):27-34
- CountryMongolia
- Language:Mongolian
-
Abstract:
No foreign scholar has written about the existence of “Complete Record of the Body by Imperial
Order” or “Manchu Anatomy” which was retained in Mongolia, but many scholars abroad have written
articles on the original book of the “Manchu Anatomy” and its history, structure, and translation. That
is why, we decided to clarify the Mongolian version of “Manchu anatomy” and the history of how it
was preserved in Mongolia. It has not yet been determined when and by whom the two volumes
and six parts books in Mongolia were translated. From a historical point of view, the “Complete
Record of the Body by Imperial Order” book was a textbook on the structure of the human body
and the research work of doctors in ancient Mongolian medical schools. Therefore, it is still of
interest to researchers, both then and now. Moreover, it proves that the development and use of
the combination of Western medicine and traditional Mongolian medicine dates back to the 18th
century. Unfortunately, the study of this book translated into Mongolian started very late and only
a few research papers were published. Comparing the two Manchu scriptures with the Mongolian
version, the first variant is similar to the Mongolian translation in Mongolia. The general content of
the second variant, written in Manchu, is similar, but the order of the chapters is different. In Inner
Mongolia, a book entitled “Ge ti chiuvan lu bichig” was translated from Manchu into Mongolian
and published in 1929. This book differs from the Mongolian version of “Complete Record of the
Body by Imperial Order” and it contains only the first and second parts of volume 2, not the first,
second, third, and fourth parts of volume 1. Finally, this work is free from the religious traditions and
taboos of Mongolian lama doctors is found to be an important documentary source that used the
achievements of European medicine.
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