泰式按摩初探：以泰國臥佛寺近代圖像為例

A Preliminary Study of Thai Massage: Focusing on Modern Iconography of Wat Pho in Thailand

泰式按摩為泰國傳統醫學的一部分，許多資料載於石刻和手稿中，其中少部分為圖像資料，繪製有關十能量線、隱士操等醫療知識，這些醫療知識已成為泰式按摩的核心理論，足見泰式按摩圖像的重要性。本文的研究目的是要從臥佛寺圖像（石刻與手稿）探討泰式按摩的學理和文化意義。研究發現：一、臥佛寺的近現代圖像記錄了泰式按摩的學理，使其成為替代醫學，著重治療與保健。二、文化意義上，泰式按摩及其圖像是醫學與藝術跨域應用的結果，具在地意義，已成為泰國重要的無形文化資產。

Thai massage is one part of Thai traditional medicine; extensive valuable knowledge of Thai massage is contained in literature, such as in manuscripts and stone inscriptions. In these sources, only a small part is presented in the iconography that recorded 10 Sen Lines and Ruesri Datton to maintain and enhance health. Since the medical knowledge recorded in the iconography on stone inscriptions and manuscripts has become the core of Thai massage, it is important to analyze the iconography of Thai Massage. This study uses the iconography recorded on stone inscriptions and manuscripts of Wat Pho as analyzed texts to explore the medical knowledge and cultural meanings of Thai massage. The results show the following: a, Thai massage knowledge system, a kind of alternative medicine, was recorded through modern iconography of Wat Pho, and has both healing and health care functions. b, in terms of cultural meanings, Thai massage, iconography included, is the result of interdisciplinary applications of medicine and art, which not only shows the unique cultural meaning, but also has become an important intangible cultural heritage in Thailand.