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Anna Seastrand On Aug 24, 2022, at 2:38 AM, Matthew Kapstein via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Itamar, > > I do not know the Indic sources in this case, but the Tibetan equivalent, > rlung nad (lit. "wind disease"), often refers to states of panic, paranoia, > hyper-sensitivity, etc. A somewhat popular, but not erroneous, presentation > of the issue may be found in Terry Clifford, Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and > Psychiatry, pp. 132-136. Those more familiar with medical literature than I > am may well have additional suggestions. > > Matthew > > Matthew Kapstein > Directeur d'études, émérite > Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris > > Numata Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, > The University of Chicago > > https://brill.com/view/title/60949 > > https://ephe.academia.edu/MatthewKapstein > > > From: INDOLOGY <[email protected]> on behalf of Itamar > Ramot via INDOLOGY <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2022 4:23 AM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [INDOLOGY] Psychological effect of vāta-doṣa > > Dear All, > > Is anyone familiar with a none physical effect of vāta-doṣa? Dictionaries > translate vāta as gout or rheumatism, but in the context where I found this > term, it seems as if it should have a more psychological/mental effect, such > as madness or delusion. Any suggestions? > > Best, > > -- > Itamar Ramot > PhD Candidate, South Asian Languages and Civilizations > University of Chicago > [email protected] > https://salc.uchicago.edu/profiles/itamar-ramot > > _______________________________________________ > INDOLOGY mailing list > [email protected] > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__list.indology.info_mailman_listinfo_indology&d=DwICAg&c=009klHSCxuh5AI1vNQzSO0KGjl4nbi2Q0M1QLJX9BeE&r=zFnLd1QYy6yRogNA4PT8PJDVvEw4qBYffPee0Gs6t0Q&m=aZliz0547_BUG7zcgQy6zIs6Pld0mDTDhT9BMiEP-pI3jVwe8lisWiSQwq23J6Sb&s=urniJCy0_q2HMnyyxg3sxcV80ZxOMzr8uKIyTfyRlag&e= >
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