Official website of Tibetan Medical & Astrological Institute. The Tibetan medical system is one of the world's oldest known medical traditions.
It is an integral part of Tibetan culture and has been developed through many centuries. We believe that the origin of the Tibetan medical tradition is as old as civilization itself. Because humankind has depended on nature for sustenance and survival, the instinctive urge to health and accumulated knowledge has guided us to discover certain remedies for common ailments from natural sources. For example, applying residual barley from chang (Tibetan wine) on swollen body parts, drinking hot water for indigestion, and using melted butter for bleeding are some of the therapies that arose from practical experiences and gradually formed the basis for the art of healing in Tibet. The Tibetan medical heritage is based on the book of the Four Tantras (r. Gyud- b. Zhi), which remains the fundamental medical text even today. The era from the beginning of human civilisation to the advent of Buddhism in Tibet, can be termed as the pre- Buddhist era.
During that time Bon tradition flourished in Tibet and Bon medical practice influenced and enriched the existing Tibetan Medical knowledge and practice. It has been clearly mentioned in a Bon text titled “Jam- ma tsa- drel” that around 2. B. C., (during the emergence of the first Tibetan King Nyatri Tsenpo) there lived twelve scholars of Bon tradition including a medical scholar who treated diseases through medication and therapy. This indicates that Tibetans practiced medicine and there were Tibetan physicians even prior to the advent of Buddhism in Tibet. Buddha Shakyamuni (9. B. C.,) (according to Phuglug Tradition of Tibetan Astrology)Shakyamuni Buddha was born in circa 9. B. C., and he lived till 8.
BC. During his life time he taught Buddha Dharma (popularly known as Buddhism). Buddhism came to Tibet during the reign of King Thothori Nyantsen (2. A. D.,) (according to g. So- rig Kuns . The Buddhist teachings gradually spread and were assimilated into every part of Tibetan culture, becoming Tibet’s state religion. The incorporation of Buddhist views of the four immeasurable thoughts and six perfections in the prerequisite conditions of Tibetan physicians are testimony of these influences. Lha Thothori Nyantsan (2. A. D.,) (according to g.
So- rig Kuns . The mothers offered ten drums and ten bells to the Mahabodhi Stupa of Vajrasana and made prayers for their children’s success in benefitting sentient beings. When the boy and girl grew older, they requested their parents to let them learn the Science of Healing. After getting permission, they went to Taxilla in present day Pakistan and studied medicine under the great Physician Atreya. Afterwards, they travelled throughout India and also visited China, Nepal and East Turkistan (which is now under China and called Xinjiang Autonomous Region). During the reign of the 2. King, Lha Thotho- Ri- Nyantsen, Biji Gaje and Bilha Gaje did visit Tibet. The King invited them to his Palace, Yumbu Lakhar, after hearing news about the healings they rendered to Tibetans.
It is believed that Biji Gaje and Bilha Gaje are still alive and exist in a forest of sandalwood after attaining immortality. They got empowered by medicines during retreats. Dung gi Thorchog (Dates Unknown)From Biji Gaje and Yidkyi Rolcha the first known physician in Yuthog lineage, Dung gi Thorchog, was born in the 4th century.
He learned the art of pulse reading, pharmacology, moxibustion, bloodletting, dressing and treatment of wounds from his father at an early age. He became eminent in his field and was appointed as the personal physician to his grandfather, King Lha Thothori Nyantsen, and Trinyan Zungtsan. He was one of the most innovative physicians in Tibet and under his lineage the famous Yuthog Yonten Gonpo is said to have been born. His successive sons continued the lineage and served as personal physicians to the kings of their times for four consecutive generations. Dharma King Songtsen Gampo (6. A. D.,) (according to Dungkar tsigzod chenmo ) During the reign of the 3. King, Songtsen Gampo, eminent physicians from India (Bhardvaj), China (Han Wang Hang De), and Persia (Galenos) were invited to share their knowledge with Tibetan physicians.
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Each physician wrote a treatise that was later incorporated into a text called Mijigpe- Tsoncha (A Fearless Weapon), which contains seven volumes. This was presented to the king. Although the Indian and Chinese physicians returned to their countries, Galenos remained in Tibet to practice and teach, and wrote several texts on medicine. In addition, King Songtsen Gampo's Chinese wife Kong- jo had brought a Chinese medical text with her, which was translated into Tibetan by Hashang Maha Deva and Dharma Kosha. Dharma King Trisong Deutsen (7.
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A. D.,) (according to Dungkar tsigzod chenmo) In the 8th century, King Trisong- Deutsen invited several great physicians for the first ever known medical conference at Samye, Tibet. In attendance there were eminent physicians from India, China, Persia, East Turkistan, and Nepal.
Elder Yuthog Yonten Gonpo represented Tibet. The conference lasted for several days, during which the delegates discussed the theories and practices of their medical systems in comparison to those of the others. Elder Yuthog Yonten Gonpo (7. A. D.,) (according to g. So- rig Kuns . In the tradition and father- son lineage, he learned from his father and started practicing basic elements of medicals science at an early age. In order to test his knowledge, the King Me- Agtsom summoned him at the age of ten for a debate with the famed Tibetan physician Drangti Gyalnye Kharphug and many others. Yuthog emerged victorious and became supreme among the nine eminent physicians of Tibet.
His clever answers to the visiting scholars, such as Shanti Garba of India and Tongsum Gangwa of China, earned Yuthog a great reputation amongst them, and he was respected by all as an emanation of the medicine Buddha. Yuthog Yonten Gonpo became the personal physician to the Tibetan king Me- Agtsom and Trisong Deutsen. He visited India several times to study with eminent physicians and travelled to China as well. He established Tibet's first medical institute called . He devoted his whole life to the propagation and promotion of Tibetan medical science.
Dharma King Tri- Ralpachen (8. A. D.,) (according to Dungkar tsigzod chenmo) Tri- Ralpachen was the 4.
Dharma king of Tibet. He is considered very important in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan Empire reached its greatest extend under his rule. In 9. 01 A. D., the Dharma King Tri Ralpa Chen was assassinated by his elder brother Lang Darma and the throne was forcefully seized by the later. Due to Lang Darma's poor administration of the central government, Tibet disintegrated with civil war. Buddhism was completely destroyed in the central parts of Tibet, but survived in the Far East and West. For the next 4. 11 years Tibet was decentralized and weakened.
Lochen Rinchen Sangpo (9. A. D.,) (according to Ghang- Jong Sorig Tenpae Nyin- je rim- jon gi Namthar Chog- dig)Lochen Rinchen Sangpo was born in 9.
A. D., amidst portentous signs, in a small hamlet called Radni, situated in present Tibetan territory beyond the Shipki pass, which separated Kinnaur and Spiti from the province of Guge to their east. From his birth he displayed uncommon qualities that soon led him to master the Buddhist scriptures. In the later development of Buddhism, the great translator Lochen Rinchen Sangpo (9.
A. D.) with all his effort revived Buddhism and Tibetan Medicine. He travelled to Kashmir and received medical teachings such as Ashtanga Samhita (Tib: Yan- lag br. Gyad- pa'i s. Nying- po bsdus- pa; Eng: Condensation of the Essences of Eight Branches) and its commentary, Dhaser (Moonlight) and the veterinary text Shali Hotra from the great Pandit Chandra Ananda, which was later translated by him into Tibetan. His work enhanced the development of Buddhism as well as medicine in Tibet.
Junior Yuthog Yonten Gonpo (1. A. D.,) (according to g. So- rig Kuns . Born in Goshi Rethang to Yuthog Khyungpo Dorjee and Padma Oden, he began studying medicine at the age of eight.
At ten, he received the whole teachings of r. Gyud- b. Zhi from Rogton Konchok Kyab, and from the age of eighteen he visited India six times and received teachings from Dakini Palden Trengwa and the sage Caraka.
On his return to Tibet, Yuthog Yonten Gonpo dedicated his life to the practice of medicine for the benefit of all sentient beings. He wrote Serchen (Golden Notes), Zongchen (Wealthy Notes), cha- lag bco- br.
Gyad (Eighteen Supplementary Works), and Nyingpo Duspa (Condensation of the Essences) and a commentary on its theoretical points called Thongway Melong. He gave his entire teachings to his heart disciple Yeshe Sung. Of his many disciples, three hundred of them are well known today. Jangpa Namgyal Dragsang (1. A. D.,) (according to g. So- rig Kuns . He was awarded the title Rinpoche Thamka by the King Gongma- Sechen.
He was born to Gu'i- ging Chodrak Palsang and Bumkyong- Gyalmo, the daughter of Situ Chorin, at Ngam- ring. At the age of ten, he learned Sutra, Tantra and medicines from Palden Naggi Rinchen and Bodong Chogle Namgyal. He wrote many books on Buddhist Philosphy, Crafts, and Astrology, and eleven books on Medicine. He is one of the two renowned founders of the Jangpa tradition of Tibetan medicine. Mi'i Nyima Thong- wa Donden was one of his best disciples.
Zurkhar Nyamnyi Dorjee (1. A. D.,) (according to g. So- rig Kuns . He learned Buddhist philosophy and medicine from many renowned scholars and, at the age of 1.
Manngag- Jewa- Ringsel (Pith Instructions, Relics in Crores) and many other treatises. He was the founder of the Zurlug tradition of Tibetan medicine.
Later, his grandson Zurkhar Lodoe Gyalpo wrote a commentary on r. Gyud- b. Zhi called Mepoi Zal- lung (Oral Instructions of my Forefathers). Regent Sangye Gyatso (1. A. D.,) (according to g.
Tibet on Film - Part 2. Tibet 1. 98. 5, Hong Kong , historical documentary, 1.
Directors: Suen Wa and Gwok Miu Gei. This documentary is a portrayal of a devoutly Buddhist Tibet with footage of ancient temples, marriage rituals, nomadic shepherds with their yaks, and a sky death ritual. The Horse Thief 1. China . Director Tian Zhuangzhuang. Look at the nomads of eastern Tibet . The Principles of Tibetan Medicine 1.
Rikon , Switzerland , approx. Wisdom Films. Tenzin Choedak, personal physician to the Dalai Lama, gives a series of talks introducing Tibetan medicine. Western Students of Buddhism in India.
Wisdom Films. Includes an interview with the Dalai Lama on the spread of Buddhism in the West and the views of Westerners studying Buddhism in India . Three Great Monasteries of Tibet : Ganden, Drepung, and Sera 1. Mungod and Bylakuppe , India , 4.
Wisdom Films. Life in the three great Gelugpa monastic universities, which were reconstructed in South Indian following their virtual destruction in Tibet . The Song of Ultimate Reality 1. Lama Tsong Khapa Institute, Pomaia , Italy , 9. Wisdom Films. Commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on the Song of Four Mindfulness composed by the Seventh Dalai Lama. Tibetan Culture in Transition 1. Rikon , Switzerland , approx. Wisdom Films. Interviews with three generations of Tibetans in exile in Switzerland , those who speak Tibetan, those who are bi- lingual and those who speak no Tibetan at all.
Lion's roar 1. 98. Boulder , Colorodo, Barr Films. Explores the Tibetan Buddhist view of life through the life, death, and cremation of his holiness the 1. Gyalwa Karmapa, head of the Kagyu order of Tibetan Buddhism. Shows his holiness's relocation in India , travels in the West, and interviews with high lamas. Tibetan Medicine 1. Rigpa, London , 1.
Wisdom Publications. Lobsang Rabgay outlines the principles behind Tibetan medicine. Reincarnation and Reincarnate Lamas 1. India , 6. 0 minutes, Wisdom Films. Includes an interview with the Dalai Lama about the role of reincarnate lamas in Tibetan Buddhism and interviews with tulkus of all ages. Remember Tibet 1. Riga , London , 6.
Wisdom Films. Doboom Rinpoche and Phuntsog Wangyal address the Tibetan community in Britain and Western friends on the anniversary of the Lhasa uprising against the Chinese. Kalachakra: Creating the Sacred Space 1. Rikon , Switzerland , 6. Wisdom Films. Covers the elaborate preparation of the sand mandala presided over by the Dalai Lama for the Kalachakra initiation.
Lord of the dance : destroyer of illusion 1. Mystic Fire Video, New York , 1. Filmed in a remote region of Nepal within the shadow of Mt. Everest , Lord of the Dance documents activities at two Buddhist monasteries where Sherpas and Tibetans preserve a unique way of life and vision of the world. The film focuses on the ancient Mani- Rimdu festival of “awakening” and on Trulshig Rinpoche, the Tibetan Lama who directs its performance. The Experience of Transition 1. Lama Tsong Khapa Institute, Pomaia , Italy .
Three interviews concerned with the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism to the West, with the Dalai Lama, Australian monk Adrian Feldmann and French nun Elizabeth Drukier. The Celebration of the Great Prayer Festival 1. Wisdom Films. Follows the Monlam Chenmo held at Drepung Monastery in Mungod, South India in 1. Ganden Tri Rinpoche, Jamphal Shenpen, the head of the Gelugpa sect. Tibetan medicine : a Buddhist approach to healing 1. Mystic Fire Video, New York , 2. Ama Lopsang Dolma , Tibet 's first woman doctor, shows how medicines are made and how acupuncture and moxibustion are used in her daily rounds as a physician.
The Tibetan belief in emotion and spiritualism as an integral part in the healing process is also explored. Debate in the Tibetan Tradition 1. India , 6. 0 minutes, Wisdom Publications. Documentary on the practice of debate and logic in Buddhist education. Extracting the Essence 1. Lama Tsong Khapa Institute, Pomaia , Italy , 1. Wisdom Films. Two dynamic interviews with Lama Thubten Yeshe in which he explains how to integrate Buddhism into the Western way of life, and then talks about the development of the FPMT Dharma centers.
General Assembly of Tibetans in Exile 1. Dharamsala, 6. 0 minutes, Wisdom Publications.
Life in the Tibetan Community in Dharamsala 1. India , 6. 0 minutes, Wisdom Films. This hill station in the Himalayan foothills is home to the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government- in- Exile. The Tibetan Way of Healing 1.
Rigpa, London , 9 hours, Wisdom Publications. Rabgay covering Tibetan medicine and pharmacopeia, massage,acupuncture, moxibustion, yoga and therapeutic ritual.
Eddie Murphy plays a detective with a speciality of finding lost children. He is told he is the ' Chosen one' who will find and protect the Golden Child, a young Buddhist mystic who was kidnapped by an evil sorcerer. Murphy disbelieves the mysticism but finds more and more evidence of demon worship as he travels to the Himalayas and Tibet to investigate and retrieve a sacred dagger. The Queen of Tibet 1.
Hong Kong , historical drama. Directors: Hon Gwok Choi, Wong Leung, Mak Fei Hung. Story of the Tang princess coming to Tibet . Devout Buddhists, Norbu and Dolma live with their young son Tashi in a clan in Tibet . Norbu is a highwayman. Charged with stealing from the temple, inexplicable because he gives the temple most of his loot, he and his family are banished.
Impoverished and marginalized, they can do little when their beloved son becomes ill. Tashi dies of a fever. After a second son is born, Norbu focuses his every action on keeping this child alive, seeking re- admission to the clan for his wife and child, then risking all to save them from isolation and starvation in winter. Images of harsh landscapes, vultures, and prayer wheels carry a virtually wordless narrative. Tibet – El perfil d'un poble 1. Spain , documentary.
Tibetan question 1. Orientations Production for Channel Four Television Co., London , 1. A news broadcast covering awarding of the Nobel Prize to the Dalai Lama, his views on a non- violent solution to achieve Tibetan independence from China ; includes interviews with pro- Tibetan Chinese students and scenes of Chinese police brutality and environmental damage in Tibet . Two Tibetan Buddhist nunneries : India 1. Meridian Foundation, London , 3. Describes life and religious practices of Tibetan Buddhist nuns, their importance in Tibetan society, and two convents founded by Tibetan refugees living in India , the Tilokpur Nunnery and Geden Choeling Nunnery.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Visits Europe 1. Meridian Trust, 4. A 4. 0 minute documentary overview of His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 1. Bonn, Munich, Vienna, Amsterdam, Digne and Paris. Lhasa 1. 98. 6 : The Forbidden City Opens Its Doors 1. Wisdom Films. Includes scenes shot at the Potala, the Jokhang, Gyurme Tantric College , and at a sky burial site near Sera monastery. The Dalai Lama: The Future of Religion 1.
Amsterdam , Holland , 6. Wisdom Films. The purpose of the variety of spiritual traditions and their benefit for humanity. Defenders of the Earth: The Lost Jewels of Tibet 1. Marvel, cartoon, 3.
Featuring Flash Gordon, Mandrake the Magician, Lothar, Lothar Jr. Nu Huo Fuo / Woman Living Buddha 1.
China , Beijing Film Studio, color, 1. At that time, Tibetan revolutionaries are planning to leave Tibet for India and there to organize a movement to separate from China . They visit the woman Living Buddha to persuade her to join them in leaving the country. At the same time, the Communist Party of China is trying to get her to stay in Tibet . She at last decides to go with the separatists. They experience many hardships on the journey but at last arrive in India .
There, she finds herself subjected to pressures to join the Tibetan independence movement. The Living Buddha's crown is stolen, and she witnesses the squalid conditions of others who came before her. She decides against joining the independence movement, and returns to China .” ( Marion 1. Sound of wisdom 1.
Cos Cob, Conneticut, Hartley Film Foundation, 5. Features the Tibetan Buddhist monks of Gyuto Tantric University , David Hykes and the Harmonic Choir, Philip Glass, Pauline Oliveros, and Terry Riley. Eleven Tibetan Buddhist monks, practitioners of the tantric arts of Tibet , perform their ritual chanting accompanied by Tibetan bells, cymbals, trumpets and long horns. The Nature of Mind 1. Wisdom Films, London . An overview of Tibetan Buddhism by Kalu Rinpoche, one of the most eminent masters of the Kagyu school. Tibet : A Case to Answer 1.
United Kingdom , documentary, 1. Shot within Tibet under very difficult and dangerous circumstances by Vanya Kewley, a British journalist, who had prepared for three years to slip away from a Chinese- controlled tour. In six weeks she took 1. Tibet , with monks, nuns, and political prisoners who risked further punishments by speaking out. First- hand accounts of famine, torture, forced abortion, and footage of the exploitation of Tibetan natural resources. Produced by Vanya Kewley, BBC.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama in England 1. Wisdom Films, 6. 0 minutes.
Documentary presenting a more personal profile of the Dalai Lama during his visit to England in 1. The Dalai Lama: Universal Responsibility in a Nuclear Age 1.
Wisdom Films. His Holiness delivers an impassioned speech to the Global Conference of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival, held at Oxford in 1. Der Damon im Stein 1. Germany , documentary, 1. Documentary on Tibetan artist Thang strongr Gyalpo. Tibet 1. 98. 8, 5.
Director Stanley Dorfman. This drama is more of a travelogue than a traditional narrative and features remarkable cinematography and a haunting new age score. Discovering China and Tibet 1.