TK 36 - Detail (13).jpg [14/20] Title: Detail of Medical Instruments (XIII) - Thangka Thirty-Six Caption: The two central instruments shown in this photograph are metal inhalers used for fumigation of the nose (left) and mouth (right.) The left instrument is a smoke-inhaler which has a hollow stem and an opening at the top shaped like a person's mouth (this is depicted in the painting by the lips.) The instrument on the right is used to blow medicines into a patient's throat. And, "with a small tip this instrument is also used for agni-karma (cauterization)" (Bhagwan Dash, 14) - it is not clear which tip is being referred to, but cauterization with this tool is performed on the uvula. In other versions of this thangka, these inhalers are often more ornate. Sources and Further Reading: Bhagwan Dash: pg 14 Dorje & Meyer: pg 83 & 239