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is, in Tibetan medicine, manifest as ill-winds which are the responsible force that moves the body and substances through and out of the body.

All cultures develop an understanding of the human body. Adams (1998: 84), for example, provides the following description of bodily understanding from Tibet within the context of a patient diagnosed as suffering from rlung ('heart wind'). 'In Tibetan medicine, rlung is the most important of the body's humors. Just as with winds outside of the body, winds inside of the body are responsible for any and all movement. . . . As such, winds take a variety of forms . . . Winds are the responsible force that moves the body and substances through and out of the body.'

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