Fundamentals of Tibetan Medicine

Dr. Tenzin Dakpa was born in Lhatse Dzong, Central Tibet, in 1962.  He hardly had an opportunity to go to school as his family was labeled as a 'black hat' by the Chinese.  Dr Dakpa learned to read and write Tibetan while working in farms.  In 1981 he escaped into India, where he later joined Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute (TMAI).  After completing five years study of traditional Tibetan medicine in 1987, Dr Dakpa became as the resident doctor at the branch clinic in Zanskar, Ladakh.  In 1991, along with late Trogawa Rinpoche, Dr Dakpa established Chakpori Memorial College and became a lecturer there.  He rejoined Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute in 1995 where he was made the resident doctor at their branch clinic in Holland.  He was a professor of Tibetan medicine at the college of Tibetan Medicine and Astrology in TMAI, Dharamshala, from 2002 to 2004.  His previous title was Benefits of Tibetan Herbal Pills.  Dr. Dakpa has now settled in Canada.