[About the Book]
ーTrue healing emerges when medicine returns to the harmonious circulation of mind and universe.-

Has modern medicine come to focus too narrowly on the body alone?
As science advances, the mind is often left behind, and discussions of views on life and death or spiritual belief have gradually been pushed out of medical practice.

But what if the Heart Sutra and the Rishukyō were, in fact, ultimate paths to health?

This book begins with that bold question.

Written by a physician who has spent many years in clinical practice searching for what it truly means for a human being to be healed, this work explores the essence of medicine itself.
Tracing a shared principle that runs through Hippocrates, Eastern medicine, Shingon Esoteric Buddhism, and modern science, the author reveals the truth of entūーthe idea that the universe and human beings are bound together in a single, continuous cycle.

What You Will Learn in This Book
・The hidden mechanisms of mental and physical recovery embedded in the Buddhist scripture Heart Sutra
・A medical-historical perspective that views healing as an act that connects the divine and the human
・A visualization of health through the diagram Tenjin Sōō Taikyoku Entsūzu, which illustrates the unity of cosmos and life

Recommended for
・Medical professionals and researchers who sense the limits of modern medicine and seek a form of healing that addresses the whole human being
・Readers who wish to understand the Heart Sutra and Rishukyō in relation to contemporary life and concepts of health
・Those interested in a new view of humanity that integrates science, religion, and philosophy

[About the Author]
Minoru Tanaka

Born in Kyoto City in 1950. Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in 1974. Completed the university’s graduate program in 1981. Opened Rokkaku Tanaka Clinic in 1998. Standing director, 2011–2015, Professional Committee of Andrology, World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies.
1982–2015: member, Kobe Chinese Medicine Study Group; studied under Itō Ryō and Mori Yūzai, working in research and popularization of East Asian medicine. In the process, realized that understanding Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism-especially the Yijing-is indispensable to understanding East Asian medicine, and studied the Four Books and Five Classics. Further pursued research and practice including related Esoteric Buddhism, archaic Shintō, kotodama, and numerology. At the same time attempted unified elucidations of themes neglected in medical education-“What is medical care?” and the like: life, illness, health, healing, natural healing power, science, religion, education, physician-establishing an original philosophy of medical care.
Basic principles: “From medicine to iryō (毉療),” “life iryō,” “interfusion iryō.” Practices the Ways of Medicine, Health, Entsū, and Kannon; revives and innovates true iryō for today; aims at self-cultivation, family harmony, good governance, and peace under Heaven. Founded Entsū Juku in 2010.
Works include Life Iryō Is the Iryō of the Circle-The Kagome Song’s Riddle and a Philosophy of Medical Care and The Ultimate Medical Care Is Entsū Iryō, among others.