Do Tibetan physicians cure disease by meditation or spiritual power?
Maybe this question rises from a western concept and fantasy on the Tibetans. Books made of inventions describe a lot on esoteric and psycho-spiritual healing cures existing in Tibet. In fact, these concepts are much far from the reality. Patients are treated by physicians at first hand, or lamas refer the patients to the physicians. If the physician finds out that the disease is beyond his capacity, like karmic disease, he refers the patient to the lama for spiritual cures. But it is not only for situations such as this one. Many Tibetans also go to see the lama to find out which physician could be the right one or the most connected to his or her situation. However, it does not mean that Tibetan physicians do not cure patients by rites and rituals. It is just not the main point of curing and healing the disease. Tibetan physicians first visit patients and treat them with natural herbs and minerals, according to the system. Of course, depending on the question if the patient is Buddhi
