MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE ACCORDING TO BUDDHIST PRINCIPLES FOR HEALTH CARE GUIDELINES AFTER BEING INFLECTED WITH COVID-19

Abstract

This article aims to study medical knowledge based on Buddhist principles for health care guidelines after being inflected with Covid-19,  medical knowledge and solving methods of health problems today, and integration of the treatment according to the characteristics  of the 4 elements:  earth, water, wind and fire.   This takes the perspective of Buddhism, which sees only as the state of natural things with the specific functions and the constituents of all things.  In the Tripitaka, there is mention of the elements functioning in the body but no mention of illness of the elements.  In the field of medical scriptures, the elements are mentioned according to their functions and the state of illness happens because of no balance in the elements.  The medical flavor indicates medical properties.  Herbal medicine used to treat illness came from the experience of trial and error of ancient Thai medicine healers.  This is a natural method of human learning.   From the problems of sickness a variety of ailments have been tried and tested by many ways such as eating, smelling, applying, soaking, or learning from the surroundings.  The situation of the new emerging disease called Covid-19 causes effects on both physical and mental health. The development or training of physical behavior is to develop the relationships of the physical environment related to the Covid situation with the practice to follow social rules including orders, announcements,  warnings such as wearing a mask every time before going out to run errands,  using hand sanitizer, washing hands every time. Training the mind to develop wisdom to know and understand things as they really are is very necessary in this critical situation,  starting from considering the truth about the Covid-19 epidemic that it is a matter of natural law.