Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s3.t26.5

v1.c7.s3.t26.5

In 1797 (second year of Emperor Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty), the third living Buddha of Ta’er Lamasery Zi na tshul khrims dar rgyas (1734～1802) acted as the 46th abbot of Xiaqiong Monastery. He created Medicine Institute (sman ba grwa tshang) which had subjects like astronomy and medicine. In 1802 (seventh year of Emperor Jiaqing of Qing Dynasty), Rka phug blo bzang don grub acted as the abbot of the Medicine Institute and he adopted the advice of Ngag dbang bspn nams, Guru of Esoteric Buddhism and changed the Medicine Institute to Kalachakra Institute (dus vkhor grwa tshang) in which Kalachakra method was mainly learned as well as *Panca-vidya* (rig gnas lnga) subjects like astronomy, but contents like medicine was retained.