Tenzin Choedrak
Dr. Tenzin Choedrak (April 15, 1922 – April 6, 2001) was the Senior Personal Physician to the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama),[1] and was recognized as an esteemed master in the Tibetan medical tradition.[2] He was imprisoned by the Chinese without any formal charge and subject to torture for 17 years.[3] His total imprisonment lasted almost 22 years from 1959-1980.
In April 1995 he testified before the United States House International Relations Committee, Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights where he related some of his experiences.[4][5]
Books
[edit]- The Rainbow Palace was published in 2000 by Bantam in the UK. - ISBN 0-553-81303-X / ISBN 978-0-553-81303-6
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Okie, Susan (1998-10-27). "The Art of Tibetan Medicine". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ Biography of Dr. Choedrak Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ House International Relations Committee: Dr. Tenzin Choedrak Archived 2007-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "House International Relations Committee: Dr. Tenzin Choedrak". International Campaign for Tibet. April 1995. Archived from the original on 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2007-06-12.
- ^ Victim of Chinese Torture in Tibet
