AYURVEDA IN NEPAL:
The Bajracharya Medical Tradition of Nepal
Join Todd Caldecott for a lecture on
Thursday, March 17, at 9am (PST)
Although Ayurveda is typically thought of as being a Hindu practice, during much of its development it was strongly influenced by Buddhism, and many notable teachers of Ayurveda including Vagbhata (author of the Ashtanga Hrdaya, c. 7th cent CE) and Nagarjuna (author of the Rasaratnakara, c. 10th cent. CE) had a Buddhist orientation. One major center of Buddhist Ayurveda was in Eastern India near modern-day Kolkata (Calcutta), at Nalanda university, which attracted scholars from all over the world. While Nalanda was eventually destroyed by invading forces in the 12th century, its teachings and practices have been maintained ever since by the Bajracharya lineage of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Join Todd Caldecott for a lecture that explores Ayurveda, Buddhism, and the Bajracharya medical tradition of Nepal, drawing from the work of Vaidya Mana Bajra Bajracharya. At the end of the lecture, Todd will discuss an opportunity to visit the Kathmandu valley in early 2017, to study the tradition and practices of Ayurveda in Nepal.
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About Todd Caldecott
In clinical practice since 1995, Todd Caldecott is author of the book Food As Medicine: The Theory and Practice of Food (2009). Honored recently as the 2014 Visiting Mitchell Scholar at Bastyr University in Seattle WA, Todd Caldecott currently serves as the Director of the Dogwood School of Botanical Medicine.
