Tenzin Choedrak
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Dr. Tenzin Choedrak (April 15, 1922 - April 6, 2001) was the Senior Personal Physician to His Holiness 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 of 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]
[edit] Books
- The Rainbow Palace was published in 2000 by Bantam in the UK. - ISBN 055381303X / ISBN 978-0553813036
[edit] References
- ^ Okie, Susan (1998-10-27). The Art of Tibetan Medicine. Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Biography of Dr. Choedrak
- ^ House International Relations Committee: Dr. Tenzin Choedrak
- ^ House International Relations Committee: Dr. Tenzin Choedrak. International Campaign for Tibet (April 1995). Retrieved on 2007-06-12.
- ^ Victim of Chinese Torture in Tibet
