Category People
People in Tibetan Medicine – Dr.Yeshi Dhonden
Dr. Yeshi Dhonden was born in Lhoka, Tibet on 15th May 1927 to Mr. Tashi Tsering and Mrs. Metok Dolkar. His family comes from the popular medical lineage of Ngok Lotsawa and Ngok Choeku Dorjee. He is very genius that he has finished his medical training at a very tender age of twenty. In 1960 […]
People in Tibetan Medicine – Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen
Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen, is a leading Tibetan healthcare specialist and the first Buddhist monk to complete a doctorate in public health. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at the Shang-Shung Institute School of Tibetan Medicine in Massachusetts and Adjunct Professor of Medicine in the University of Virginia’s Department of Medicine. (Dr. Kunchok Gyaltsen) Early Education […]
People in Tibetan Medicine – Dr. Otsang Tsokchen
(Dr. Otsang Tsokchen) Dr. Otsang Tsokchen holds a medical (M.D.) degree in biomedicine and is one of the leading experts on Tibetan Medicine today. He is the founder and chair of Arura Tibetan Medical Group (ATMG), the largest Tibetan Medicine organization at the provincial level in P. R. China. ATMG has the highest standard of […]
People in Tibetan Medicine – Khempo Troru Tsenam
Khenpo Troru Tsenam (1928 – 2004) was one of the most outstanding Tibetan Medicine scholars of recent times. He was a highly-accomplished practitioner and lineage-holder within the Nyingma and Kagyudpa traditions, and was a lineage-holder of the Yuthok Nyinthig and all other Tibetan Medical teachings. Khenpo Trotsenam is famous for having faithfully preserved that aspect of […]
People in Tibetan Medicine – Yuthog Yonten Gonpo
According to recent academic research, some scholars believe that the elder Yuthog Yonten Gonpo does not exist, only one Yuthog Yunten Gonpo. But for the purpose of knowing who they is the founder of Tibetan Medicine is, I would like to introduce both of them. Yuthog Yonten Gonpo the elder (708-833 A.D.,) (Yuthog Yonten Gonpo […]
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