The report analyzes data from Tibetan medical sources, allowing the author to assert that the prototype of the set of medical illustrations in Tibet was based on previously existing atlases, as well as disparate tables of anatomical content that do not have a single format. The rich visual material created served as a visual aid to individual chapters, sections, fragments, or medical texts in general. The author traces the diverse and long history of creating medical atlases in Tibet, originating from the original scattered anatomical tables that served as visual aids for novices who studied at the medical faculties of Buddhist monasteries. Keywords: medical atlases, Tibetan medicine, Tibetan anatomical tables The tradition of creating medical atlases in Tibet has a long history. Initially, there were separate anatomical tables that served as visual aids for novices who studied at the medical faculties (sman ba grwa tshang) of Buddhist monasteries. Most often, anatomical tables were anonymous and compiled by the largest authorities belonging to various medical schools, geographically tied to a specific region. They were built on a single principle, their structure included: the structure of the human skeleton, the layout of organs, blood vessels with their detailed topography and points of bloodletting, moxibustion and acupuncture. Important components of the anatomical tables were images of surgical instruments, diagrams of the "tree of medicine" and medicinal raw materials of plant, animal and mineral origin. Later, the tradition of completing special medical atlases became widespread in Tibet, and individual tables of anatomical content were included in their corpus. Atlases underwent a particularly intensive expansion due to the inclusion of anatomical drawings. Data from Tibetan medical sources allow us to state with full confidence that the prototype of the set of medical illustrations was based on previously existing atlases, as well as disparate tables of an ... Read more