Father of medicine doctor Shivagomarpaj , who had connections with the Buddha and subsequent propagation to ascetic and their monastic institution, the practitioner of this medicine were monks,practicing their healing at the monasteries. The written records of Thai massage date back to the 17th century, there were medical scripture written on the palm leaves that were regarded the same amount of respect and importance as the Buddhist scripture. Sadly, most of these old documents were destroyed following the Burmese invasion of the old royal capital Ayutthaya and now lost forever. The fragment that survived were collated together in the early 19th century by king Rama 3 and engraved at the Wat Pho.
