The Role of Academic Studies in Legal Recognition of Tibetan Medicine in India

  • 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
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  • Oyuna Sanzhimitupovna Rinchinova Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences rinchinova.os@imbt.ru
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How to Cite
Rinchinov 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.v28i2.7147

Abstract

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 anthropology

Author Biographies

Oleg Sergeevich Rinchinov, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Cand.Sci. (Phys. And Math. Sci.), Leading Researcher, Coordinator of the Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs
Tsymzhit Purbuevna Vanchikova, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Dr.Sci. (Hist.), Professor, Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs
Oyuna Sanzhimitupovna Rinchinova, Institute for Mongolian, Buddhist and Tibetan Studies, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences
Cand.Sci. (Hist.), Research Scholar, Centre for Oriental Manuscripts and Xylographs

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Article

Received: 24.04.2020

Accepted: 27.04.2020

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Rinchinov, 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.v28i2.7147
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