A Study Of The Medical Activities Of Monks In The Northern Dynasties

Buddhist teachings place great emphasis on medicine,so medical education is an important part of monastic life,which lays the foundation for monks to engage in medical activities.The special social background of the Northern Dynasties created objective conditions for monks to engage in medical activities,and the monastic economy established with the support of the rulers and the provision of funds from the people provided certain material preparations,based on the above conditions,the monks’ medical activities were carried out.The medical activities of the monks of the Northern Dynasty were mainly reflected in medical diagnosis and treatment and medical care,with obvious religious characteristics,that is,the monks practiced medicine to incorporate medicine into the Buddhist system,and the most important thing in treating diseases and saving people was to combine Buddhism.The monks absorbed and borrowed from Middle-earth medicine in their diagnosis and treatment methods,while retaining the miraculous parts.Due to the peculiarities of the status of monks,they are subject to the influence and restrictions of the precepts when carrying out medical activities.The diagnosis and treatment of monks is relatively wide-ranging,including both the monk community and the general public,which has an impact on the people’s medical treatment methods and medical concepts.Due to the Buddhist Tzu Chi mentality,monks provide medical assistance to the people,which promotes the development of official medical assistance and is also of great benefit to the spread of Buddhism.In medicine,monks spread Buddhist medicine from foreign lands to Middle-earth,enriching the medical concepts and methods of Middle-earth.