Traditional Thai massage or Thai yoga massage is a traditional therapy combining acupressure, Indian Ayurvedic principles, and assisted yoga postures. In the Thai language, it is usually called nuat phaen thai or nuat phaen boran, though its formal name is nuat thai according to the Traditional Thai Medical Professions Act, BE 2556 (2013).
Thai massage
Drawings of acupressure points on sen lines at Wat Pho Temple, Phra Nakhon district, Bangkok
Jīvaka Komārabhacca
Jīvaka was the personal physician of the Buddha and the Indian King Bimbisāra. He lived in Rājagṛha, present-day Rajgir, in the 5th century BCE. Sometimes described as the "Medicine King" and(pinyin: yi wang) and "Thrice Crowned physician" he figures prominently in legendary accounts in Asia as a model healer, and is honoured as such by traditional healers in several Asian countries.
Thai image of Jīvaka, wearing prayer beads and a white robe
In the Chinese canon of Buddhist scriptures, numerous texts can be found about Jīvaka.
King Bimbisāra welcoming the Buddha. Carved ivory tusk in the National Museum, New Delhi, India.
Ivory tusk depicting Āmrapālī saluting the Buddha.