\nSowa Rigpa (\u0f42\u0f66\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f0b\u0f62\u0f72\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f0d) is the Tibetan language word for the traditional medical system of Tibet, with roots dating back more than 2000 years. One of the oldest healing traditions in the world, it remains fully alive and intact today, having preserved its authenticity through the pure lineage of transmission.” —Sowa Rigpa Institute<\/a> (Dr. Nida Chenagtsang)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>
Tibetan Medicine (sowa rigpa<\/em> \u0f42\u0f66\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f0b\u0f62\u0f72\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f0d) <\/h2>\n<\/div>
Sowa Rigpa<\/a> | Treatise – The Four Tantras<\/a> | Contemporary Titles<\/a> | Media<\/a><\/h5>\n
\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Sowa-Rigpa<\/h3>\n
\u0f56\u0f7c\u0f51\u0f0b\u0f40\u0fb1\u0f72\u0f0b\u0f42\u0f66\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f0b\u0f62\u0f72\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f54
\n<\/span>bod kyi gso ba rig pa
\ntraditional Tibetan medicine<\/p>\n\n
- Sowa Rigpa Institute (sowarigpainstitute<\/a>)<\/li>\n
- Men Tsee Khang Tibetan Medical and Astro. Institute (mentseekhang<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Treatise – The Four Tantras<\/h3>\n
\u0f62\u0f92\u0fb1\u0f74\u0f51\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f5e\u0f72\u0f0b (rgyud zhi), Gyuzhi
\nby Yuthok Y\u00f6nten G\u00f6npo the Elder (729-854 ), rev. by Yuthok Y\u00f6nten G\u00f6npo the Younger (1126-1202)<\/p>\n\n
- The Root Tantra<\/li>\n
- The Explanatory Tantra<\/li>\n
- The Oral Instruction Tantra<\/li>\n
- The Last\/Subsequent Tantra<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
About<\/strong> (Men Tsee Khang<\/a>)<\/p>\n
Translations<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- G\u02b9yu-thog Yon-tan-mgon-po. 2011. The Subsequent Tantra from the Secret Quintessential Instructions on the Eight Branches of the Ambrosia Essence Tantra.<\/em> Men-Tsee-Khang Publications. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- G\u02b9yu-thog Yon-tan-mgon-po. 2017.The Oral Instruction Tantra from the Secret Quintessential Instructions on the Eight Branches of the Ambrosia Essence Tantra.<\/em> Men-Tsee-Khang Publications. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Contemporary Titles<\/h3>\n
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- Bod Gzhung Dbus Sman-rtsis-khang (Dharamsala, India). 2008. The Basic Tantra and the Explanatory Tantra from the Secret Quintessential Instructions on the Eight Branches of the Ambrosia Essence Tantra<\/em>. Men-Tsee-Khang. WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n
- Bstan-\u02bcdzin-grags-pa. 2007. Science of Healing<\/em>: A Comprehensive Commentary on the Root Tantra and Diagnostic Techniques of Tibetan Medicine<\/em>. Dorrance Publishing. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Cameron, Miriam E. and Tenzin Namdul. 2020. Tibetan Medicine and You: A Path to Wellbeing, Better Health and Joy<\/em>. Rowman & Littlefield. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Clark, Barry. 2014. The Quintessence Tantras of Tibetan Medicine<\/em>. Shambhala. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Craig, Sienna R. 2012. Healing Elements: Efficacy and the Social Ecologies of Tibetan Medicine.<\/em> University Of California Press.<\/li>\n
- Dash Bhagwan. 1994. Encyclopaedia of Tibetan Medicine: Being the Tibetan Text of Rgyud Bz\u0301i and Sanskrit Restoration of Amr\u0325ta Hr\u0325daya As\u0323ta\u0304n\u0307ga Guhyopades\u0301a Tantra and Expository Translation in English<\/em>. Sri Satguru Publications. WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n
- Ga Yang. 2010. \u201cThe Sources for the Writing of the \u2018Rgyud Bzhi\u2019 Tibetan Medical Classic.\u201d Dissertation. Harvard University. WorldCat<\/a><\/li>\n
- Gyatso, Janet. 2015. Being Human in a Buddhist World: An Intellectual History of Medicine in Early Modern Tibet<\/em>. Columbia University Press. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Nyi-zla He-ru-ka, Lce-nag-tshang and Jacqueline Yu. 2018. The Tibetan Book of Health: Sowa Rigpa, the Science of Healing. Tibet House; Sky Press. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Salguero, C Pierce. 2017. Buddhism and Medicine: An Anthology of Premodern Sources<\/em>. Columbia University Press. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Tenzin Dakpa and Bhuchung D Sonam. 2007. Tibetan Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Guide to Identification and Practical Use. <\/em>Paljor. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Vincanne Adams, Mona Schrempf, and Sienna R Craig. 2011. Medicine between Science and Religion: Explorations on Tibetan Grounds<\/em>. Berghahn Books .JABL<\/a><\/li>\n
- Yeshi Donden and Jeffrey Hopkins. 1986. Health through Balance : An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine<\/em>. Snow Lion. JABL<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>Media<\/h3>\n
The knowledge of healing =\u0f42\u0f66\u0f7c\u0f0b\u0f56\u0f0b\u0f62\u0f72\u0f42\u0f0b\u0f54\u0f0b=gso ba rig pa. A film by Franz Reichle ; featuring Tenzin Gyatso, Dalai Lama XIV, Tenzin Choedrak, Tschimit-Dorschi Dugarow, and Karl Lutz. Amazon<\/a> – Icarus Films<\/a> – JABL<\/a> (dvd)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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