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Medicine Buddha Empowerments

Khensur Rinpoche/Geshe Wangdak

Medicine Buddha Initiation

February 21

Chenrezig Tibetan Buddhist Center of Connecticut

Medicine Buddha Empowerment
March 21 to April 4
Dorje Chang Institute
Auckland New Zealand

Please let us know if you learn of upcoming Medicine Buddha

Empowerments anywhere in the world.

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Medicine Buddha Resources
images -- mantra -- meditation - teachings -- web sites -- books
Resources for Research on Tibetan Medicine

The Second Inernational Congress on Tibetan Medicine

"Practicing the Art of the Medicine Buddha in the West"
November 6 - 9, 2003.
Washington, DC -- Hyatt Regency, Capitol Hill
hosted by Pro-Cultura, Inc.
National Public Radio's "Living on Earth" series
Tibetan Medicine Part 1 - Introduction
Tibetan Medicine Part 2 - Tibetan Medicine- Use in the West
Tibetan Medicine Conference Tapes Available
Audio tape recordings of many presentations and public discussions
from the First International Congress on Tibetan Medicine, held in
Washington, D.C. in November of 1998, are available from:
Conference Recording Service

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Ancient Healing Wisdom for the Modern World

Tibetan Medical Clinics and Pharmacies
Herbal Sources of Tibetan Medicines

Resources for Research on Tibetan Medicine

Books on Tibetan Medicine
Tibetan Self Care
Medicine Buddha Resources
Spiritual Healing in Buddhist Tibet
The Art of Healing: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective
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Tibetan Medicine on the Internet

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"From the point of view of either relative truth or absolute truth,

the fundamental cause of sickness and suffering is a lack of
contentment and the addictive quality of samsara."
Teachings on the Medicine Buddha -- Thrangu Rinpoche
Special Topics
books -- clinics -- herbs -- medicines -- research -- training
E-mail discussion group: TibetMed

Men-Tse-Khang -- (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute)

Tibetan Medicine and Astrology -- from the Office of His Holiness
the Dalai Lama in London.
Tibetan Medicine Conference Tapes -- Recordings from the First
International Congress on Tibetan Medicine (Washington, D.C.,
November, 1998), from Conference Recording Service.
The Healing Tradition of Medicine Buddha -- Robert Sachs
www.tibetanmedicine.com

Alternative Medicine Foundation

Dutch Foundation for Tibetan Medicine -- German version
Tibetan Medical Illustrations -- Dharmapala Centre School of
Thangka Painting.
Introduction to the 'International Bibliography of Tibetan Medicine'
by Jurgen Fischoff.
AyurVijnana: A periodical published by International Trust for
Traditional Medicine, with excellent articles on research and other
topics.
Kumpen Lama Gangchen Institute -- Articles on Tibetan Medicine
Traditional Tibetan Medicine: Tara Rokpa College of Tibetan
Medicine in Edinburgh, Scotland
The Art of Healing: Film explains the holistic practice of Tibetan
medicine.
Knowledge Supported by Tradition: Commentary on the First
International Congress on Tibetan Medicine.
Tibetan Medicine: Monastic Surgery: An article on the theory of
humors and dietary counseling from the Wisdom Books Web site.
Tibetan Astrology -- an extensive introduction by Michael Erlewine.
Resource Guide for Tibetan Medicine: Institute for Traditional
Medicine, Portland, Oregon
Doctor Garma ( Vladimir A.Ternovenko, Ph.D.)
International Tibetan Medical Association
A Lotus: The Newsletter for Complementary Medicine

Eco-Montane Consulting "Ecosystem Management for the Tibetan

Plateau, SW-China and the Himalayas." His Web site is a good source
for information on environmental issues of High Asia.
The Yuthog Foundation for Tibetan Medicine Preservation and

development of traditional Tibetan medicine by education and

training of Tibetan doctors in rural areas of Ladakh, and promoting
the exchange of experiences in use and identification of medicinal
plants. Also leading excursions designed for western people.
The Tibetan Plateau Project to protect and conserve medicinal plants,
support the practice of Tibetan medicine and assist local communities
in developing income-generating projects using medicinal plants.
The Foundation for the Preservation of Tibetan Medicine
The Mountain Institute is committed to the preservation of mountain
environments and advancement of mountain cultures worldwide, with
projects in Nepal and on the Tibetan Plateau.
Wildlife Conservation Society has wildlife and habitat conservation
research projects in several Asian regions, including the Tibetan
Plateau.
International Center for Integrated Mountain Development provides
information and resources on environment and economic
development issues in the Himalayan-Hindu Kush region including
the Tibetan Plateau and SW China.
Kham Aid Foundation Los Angeles based NGO working in West
Sichuan with a reforestation program
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Men-Tsee-Khang
(Formerly the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute)
Gangchen Kyishong, Dharamsala, 176215 Distt. Kangra (H.P.) INDIA
e-mail: info@tibetan-medicine.org
Phone: (91) 1892-23113 / 22618 / 23222
In 1961, a small clinic providing traditional Tibetan medical care opened
in the main encampment for Tibetan refugees in India. Men-Tsee-Khang is
now a large complex in a spacious compound where traditional medical
theory and practice are taught to over fifty students per year. Identifying,
gathering and preparing ingredients for medicines, and preparing the
hundreds of different medicines is just as important as diagnosis and the
various aspects of treatment.
Men-Tsee-Khang has a pharmacy, an in-patient unit and a surgical ward;
along with Tibetan refugees, non-Tibetans from nearby areas and patients
from all over the world are treated. Also, an astrological department
provides training and services in traditional Tibetan medical astrology.
More schools teaching Tibetan medicine in India
Chakpori Tibetan Medical Institute
Trogawa House, North Point, Darjeeling 734104, West Bengal, India
Tibetan Medical School, Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies,
Sarnath, Varanasi, India
Traditional Ladakhi Amchi Course
Central Institute of Buddhist Studies
Choglamser, Leh, 194101, Ladakh, India

Schools teaching Tibetan medicine in "China"

Lhasa Tibetan Medical School
and
Qinghai Tibetan Medical School
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The Tara Rokpa College of Tibetan Medicine

250 Ferry Road, Edinburgh, Scotland
EH5 3AM. Tel/Fax no: 0131 552 1431

New Youtok Institute for Tibetan Medicine

Via Carnevali 111, Milano 20158, Italy
Tel: 00 39 2 376 1863
three year preliminary course
Dr. Pasang Yonten Arya, Director
The Shang Shung Institute, Medical Branch
Conway, Mass., USA
Founded by Namkhai Norbu in 1994, the Shang Shung Institute in
America is dedicated to the sytematic study of the Tibetan Medical
Tradition with year-round residential and distance learning programs
designed to provide a sound basis in the theory and applications of Tibetan
Medicine as taught by senior Tibetan Physicians. All courses include a
syllabus and original translated teaching text.
Foundation Course in Tibetan Medical Theory
Audio Cassette, CD, or MP3
Tibetan Healing Systems & Astro Science Program
Dr. Choeying Phuntsok
Meridian Medical - 102 E. 30th Street, NY, NY 10016
(212) 683-1221 / (212) 358-3854
Tibetan College of Medicine branch campus in Kohala, Hawaii
Kohala Natural Healing Arts (KNHA) is working under the direction of
Men-Tsee-Khang to establish, in North Kohala, Island of Hawaii, a sister
campus of the Tibetan Medical School.

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