Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c6.s2.t2.45

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As monastic medicine flourished, gradually some monasteries became famous for their medical treatment. The Monastery of Benevolent Aid or惠濟寺 Huijisi is located at the Xiaoshan county in Zhejiang province of China. It is locally called 竹林寺 Zhulinsi or the Bamboo Grove Monastery. It has been famous for its practice of medicine till the 19th century. Monks of the Bamboo Grove Monastery were regarded as experts in the treatment of women’s diseases. ²² Yixinfang also quotes a Sanskrit *Dhāraṇī* or Mantra from a canonical work大集陀羅尼經 Da ji tuo lo ni jing (*Mahādhāraṇī* classic). It is to be uttered to ease difficult childbirth.²³