A M D A P eace C linic in B odhgaya,India“Q uest for global peace through healing hum an souls “
B AC KG RO U N DB odhgaya is w here P rince G autam a attained enlightenm ent and becam e know n as
Lord B uddha. This is one of four m ost sacred pilgrim age places for the B uddhists.
B odhgaya today is em erging as a pow erful inspiration to the m odern w orld,
attracting people from all over the w orld due to its history and holiness of theplace.A M D A P eace C linic is established at the end of 2009 at this sam e city toserve the com m unity w ith a unique service of A yurveda treatm ent and therapy.
A M D A P eace C linic has a B uddhist tem ple as part of its building m anaged by the“Saijo Inarisan B odhaiisshinjiTrust”,B odhgaya.
P art,transcendental, part therapeutic A yurveda fuses centuries of know ledge in a
detailed healing art and science. A yurveda is practiced w ithout disturbing
constitutional harm ony of one’s body. A yurveda prevents disease by developing
one's im m unity and w ell being. The proper practices of A yurveda ensure longevity
through physical,m ental and spiritualw ellbeing.
B uddhists pilgrim s and tourists from all over the w orld com e to B odhgaya andbenefited from A M D A P eace C linic. In addition people around B odhgaya arebenefited from com m unity health projects (Free M edicalC am p etc.) The clinic has
a residential m edical officer from Sri Lanka and a fem ale A yurveda therapist plus
tw o assistants. The clinic is open from 9am until 5pm ; M onday to Saturday andthe tem ple is open daily from 8am until5pm for the public.
The clinic charges a m inim um consultation fee of R s. 30 and the m edicines arecharged at purchased price. C harges for therapies differ according to the typeand tim e of service provided. In addition local residents get the service at adiscount rate. From its inauguration, the clinic has seen about 500 people seeking
A yurveda therapy from 24 different countries, nam ely A ustralia, B elgium , B razil,C anada, France, G erm any, H ong Kong, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, M alaysia,N epal, P oland, R ussia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sw eden, Sw itzerland, Thailand,Tibet and U SA . D uring the peak season the clinic gets inundated w ith the request
for A yurveda m assage therapy peaking at m ore than 85 per m onth (D ec. 2010) at
tim es.
R ecent A ctivities
A part from the daily activities and on top of regular free m edical cam ps, A M D A
P eace C linic has conducted m any other activities for the com m unity.
 A M D A Talent S how
The objective of the event is to give opportunities for the youngsters in B odhgaya
to show their inherent skills and talents and to enhance the spirit of creativity ofchildren around A M D A P eace C linic. It also m akes bridge betw een the local
com m unity and Saijyo Inarisan Trust. The talent show is usually conducted at theclinic building and there w ere about 20 students from the surrounding area w ere
selected to show their talents during the last event. A t the end of the event eachperform er receives a sm allgift.

 C om m unity H ealth A ctivities
A M D A P eace C linic team has engaged in com m unity health activities not only toenhance the quality of health of the underprivileged com m unity but also toinculcate them w ith the value of education. A M D A has realized that the girls inthese villages are reluctant to continue their studies. B y prom oting education andknow ledge am ongst them , not only help the individuals but also w ill help m any
generation to com e. D uring the assessm ent the team observed that there are a
lot of m atters that need to be addressed regarding their hygiene such as lack ofsanitary facilities.

 A M D A N utrition P rogramThis program w as initiated in 2010 after hearing the story of the infant in thefollow ing photograph. The infant’s m other had com m itted suicide due to apersonal m atter and his father had to leave hom e for w ork early m orning toprovide for his hom e. The infant is suffering from m alnutrition and A M D A P eace
C linic is offering nutrition assistance to the infant every m onth.

 C left Lip & C left P alate O perationA M D A P eace C linic conducted an assessm ent in the neighboring villages ofB odhgaya and identified about 10 cases of cleft lip & cleft palate. W ith theassistance from a surgeon from Sm iles H ospital,V aranasi,a screening w as done at
A M D A P eace C linic. Surgeon selected 8 patients for the operation and A M D Aorganized the transport of patients to V aranasi.

W ickram Kum aribefore and after her Surgery

R akiKum aribefore and after her Surgery

 D istribution of S tationeries for the U nderprivileged S chool C hildren
Saddam m a School is situated 3 km aw ay from A M D A P eace C linic. Staff of A M D A
P eace C linic heard that this schoolis run by the contributions from one fam ily. A t
present the school is facing problem s and struggling to convert it in to asustainable standard. W hen A M D A clinic received som e pencils from the head
office in Japan,the clinic staff im m ediately decided to distribute them . A lthough it
is a sm allhelp,their sm iling faces w ere enough to convey their gratitude.

 A dditional S ervice

A M D A P eace C linic has been serving the holistic health of the local com m unity
and m any pilgrim s that visit B odhgaya during the busy season. A M D A is about toadd m edicalim aging and diagnosis (U ltra Sonographic and EC G m achine) to the listof services provided by the clinic. Initially the service w ill be rendered once aw eek and 2-3 hours a day and w ill be increased as per dem and. It is hoped tooffer the above service at a heavily subsidized prices for the com m unity andfurther;for those w ho can't afford w illbe offered w ith just a registration fee.
In addition,there are som e strategies in progress to upgrade and further theservices for the next tourist season. The clinic w illhave four therapy room s in thenear future and new services such as acupressure,free herbalbath and herbal
drinks w illbe introduced to prom ote aw areness of the traditionalIndian A yurveda
therapy. The clinic w illalso recruit and train m ale and fem ale therapists;the newstaff not only help the senior therapists but also to find som e herbs from
B odhgaya to prepare herbalm edicines that conform w ith patients'needs. Thechanges w illconvert the clinic into a sustainable standard and create m ore
opportunities to conduct com m unity health activities in the surrounding areas.