por pedroceinos | Dic 6, 2025 | culture, folklore
Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Parnashavari: The Tibetan Goddess of Medicine Within the complex symbolism of Tibetan deities and protectors, I like to look for distinctive details that allow us to identify a figure the moment we see them in a temple....
por pedroceinos | Mar 30, 2025 | folklore
Did a Taoist Art of the bedchamber of male Homosexuality Exist? Did a Taoist Art of the bedchamber of male Homosexuality Exist? This is the question posed by Zhang Wanrong in an intriguing article published last year in the journal Religions[1]. The Taoist Art of the...
por pedroceinos | Mar 26, 2025 | folklore, travel
Chinese Herbal Medicine Shop in Weishan, Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine Shop in Weishan, Yunnan China still maintains a strong tradition of using natural medicines, specifically herbs with medicinal properties that have been used for centuries. In addition to being...
por pedroceinos | Mar 4, 2025 | folklore
Treating illnesses with a pillow from under a corpse Treating illnesses with a pillow from under a corpse In a biography of Xu Sibo[1], a Daoist specialist in water therapy of the fifth century of our era[2], we read: «There lived a matron who had been troubled with...
