Tibetan calendar
Tibetan medical calendar: Days to avoid surgery for particular areas of the body
The following calendar is based on the Tibetan medical and astrological system, an ancient and highly refined science, which has evolved over thousands of years. According to the Tibetan system, energy concentrates in various parts of the body at certain points of the lunar cycle. As surgery to an area of the body that is at its weakest point in the cycle could be very harmful, it is advised to avoid surgery or medical procedures on certain parts of the body on the days which correspond to that area, as detailed in the calendar below. Tibetan medical tradition advises avoiding surgery to any area of the body on the full moon and new moon (the 15th and 30th of the Tibetan calendar).
Please refer to Chanteloube's Tibetan calendar to determine the Tibetan day in relation to the Western calendar.
| Day * | Area to avoid surgery | Day * | Area to avoid surgery |
| 1 | Toes | 16 | Back part of crown of head |
| 2 | Ankle | 17 | Neck |
| 3 | Calf | 18 | Palm |
| 4 | Waist | 19 | Forearm |
| 5 | Hollow of the knee | 20 | Shoulder |
| 6 | Thigh | 21 | Ribs |
| 7 | Hip bone | 22 | Loin (kidney area) |
| 8 | Loin (kidney area) | 23 | Hip bone |
| 9 | Sides of the ribs | 24 | Thigh |
| 10 | Shoulder | 25 | Hollow of the knee |
| 11 | Forearm | 26 | Knee |
| 12 | Palms | 27 | Calf |
| 13 | Neck | 28 | Ankle bone |
| 14 | Behind the ear | 29 | Fore part of the leg |
| 15 | Whole body | 30 | Whole body |
* According to the Tibetan lunar calendar
Download the Tibetan medical & hair cutting days calendars
More about Tibetan calendars:
- Elemental combinations chart (Tibetan astrology)
- Favourable & unfavourable days for cutting hair & nails
- About Chanteloube's online calendars
- Tibetan calendar with auspicious days & elements
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