study practice traditional forms medicine including ayurveda chinese medicine tibetan medicine according pierce salguero buddhist monasteries ample opportunity motivation combine imported local therapies institutional contexts accumulate oral tacit knowledge efficacious ref name c pierce salguero '' https journalequinoxpubcom bsr article view toward global history buddhism medicine '' buddhist studies review issn online ref important buddhist centers medical practice n land produced medical texts materia medica pharmaceuticals trained doctors widely disseminated across buddhist world ref name n land university
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