Buddhist monk Lin Daoren(790-850,from Xi'an,Shaanxi Province)was a specialist of traumatology and orthopedics of the Tang Dynasty.Secrets of Treating Wounds and Rejoining Fractures(Li Shang Xu Duan Fang)written by...Buddhist monk Lin Daoren(790-850,from Xi'an,Shaanxi Province)was a specialist of traumatology and orthopedics of the Tang Dynasty.Secrets of Treating Wounds and Rejoining Fractures(Li Shang Xu Duan Fang)written by him is the first extant monography on traumatology and orthopedics in China.According to the preface of the book,he had profound medical knowledge especially about the theory,diagnosis and treatment for wounds and fractures.展开更多
The monk has auspicious patterns tattooed on his forearms, following a folk belief that the tattoo could chase evil spirits away, and protect him from contracting any incurable disease. The faith is shaky now in the s...The monk has auspicious patterns tattooed on his forearms, following a folk belief that the tattoo could chase evil spirits away, and protect him from contracting any incurable disease. The faith is shaky now in the shadow of HIV/AIDS looming around the Manchunman Temple of 1,400 years old, where the 24-year-old Du Su was ordained 14 years ago. "Your monkery doesn’t necessarily immunize you from it (AIDS). Really, nothing can keep that evil away unless you live a healthy life—no drug abuse, no unsafe sex," says the young monk shyly, glancing at his tattooed right wrist. He became aware of the dreadful disease when it claimed the life of the vounger brother of his master, a senior展开更多
IT was in the year 453 that the monk Tan Yao hurried to Pingcheng （present-day Datong in Shanxi Province） through the barren Loess Plateau of northern Shanxi. He had been summoned by the newly enthroned Emperor Wenc...IT was in the year 453 that the monk Tan Yao hurried to Pingcheng （present-day Datong in Shanxi Province） through the barren Loess Plateau of northern Shanxi. He had been summoned by the newly enthroned Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty （386-534）. Seven years previously he had run for his life along the same route,展开更多
文摘Buddhist monk Lin Daoren(790-850,from Xi'an,Shaanxi Province)was a specialist of traumatology and orthopedics of the Tang Dynasty.Secrets of Treating Wounds and Rejoining Fractures(Li Shang Xu Duan Fang)written by him is the first extant monography on traumatology and orthopedics in China.According to the preface of the book,he had profound medical knowledge especially about the theory,diagnosis and treatment for wounds and fractures.
文摘The monk has auspicious patterns tattooed on his forearms, following a folk belief that the tattoo could chase evil spirits away, and protect him from contracting any incurable disease. The faith is shaky now in the shadow of HIV/AIDS looming around the Manchunman Temple of 1,400 years old, where the 24-year-old Du Su was ordained 14 years ago. "Your monkery doesn’t necessarily immunize you from it (AIDS). Really, nothing can keep that evil away unless you live a healthy life—no drug abuse, no unsafe sex," says the young monk shyly, glancing at his tattooed right wrist. He became aware of the dreadful disease when it claimed the life of the vounger brother of his master, a senior
文摘IT was in the year 453 that the monk Tan Yao hurried to Pingcheng （present-day Datong in Shanxi Province） through the barren Loess Plateau of northern Shanxi. He had been summoned by the newly enthroned Emperor Wencheng of the Northern Wei Dynasty （386-534）. Seven years previously he had run for his life along the same route,
