The Role of Academic Studies in Legal Recognition of Tibetan Medicine in India
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Oleg Sergeevich Rinchinov
Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
o.rinchin@gmail.com
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- Tsymzhit Purbuevna Vanchikova Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences vanchikova_ts@mail.ru
Elibrary Author_id 71514- Oyuna Sanzhimitupovna Rinchinova Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences rinchinova.os@imbt.ru
Elibrary Author_id 961113How to CiteRinchinov O.S., Vanchikova T.P., Rinchinova O.S. The Role of Academic Studies in Legal Recognition of Tibetan Medicine in India. Vlast’ (The Authority). 2020. Vol. 28. No. 2. P. 132-137. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i2.7147Abstract
Traditional medical system needs to be included within the framework of the state regulation of healthcare. This article is devoted to the study of the process of legalization of the Tibetan medicine in the healthcare system of India. The analysis of the main stages and the chronology of the process of sowa-rigpa legalization in India shows the necessity of institutionalization and professionalization of this medical system and the importance of academic study of its heritage with the aim of using its experience in contemporary Russian healthcare system.Keywords:traditional medical system, Tibetan medicine, legalization, India, source study, medical anthropologyAuthor Biographies
Oleg Sergeevich Rinchinov, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesCand.Sci. (Phys. And Math. Sci.), Leading Researcher, Coordinator of the Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and XylographsTsymzhit Purbuevna Vanchikova, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesDr.Sci. (Hist.), Professor, Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and XylographsOyuna Sanzhimitupovna Rinchinova, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesCand.Sci. (Hist.), Research Scholar, Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and XylographsReferences
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APARinchinov, O. S., Vanchikova, T. P., & Rinchinova, O. S. (2020). The Role of Academic Studies in Legal Recognition of Tibetan Medicine in India. Vlast’ (The Authority), 28(2), 132-137. https://doi.org/10.31171/vlast.v28i2.7147IssueSectionEXPERTISEFollowing the submission of the manuscript to the Publisher, the author binds oneself not to publish it somewhere else without permission of the Publisher.
- Tsymzhit Purbuevna Vanchikova Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences vanchikova_ts@mail.ru