ON DEMAND: History of Tibetan Medicine Online Course

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Did you miss the History of Tibetan Medicine course that took place May 7-9,

2010 at the Shang Shung Institute in Conway, MA? Are you bummed about it?

 

Nothing to worry about. Now you can watch it online, whenever you want,

on-demand!!!!

 

Just click here in order to register, and we will send you your log-in password.

 

Please feel free to email us at secretary with any questions.

 

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Information on the course is as follows:

 

History of Tibetan Medicine

Instructor: Menpa Yang Ga

 

You will have on-demand access to 18 hours of teachings that originally took

place from May 7-9, 2010.

 

The Tibetan science of healing contains knowledge compiled and disseminated

since antiquity by the Tibetan people. One of the oldest continuously applied

healing systems on the planet, Tibetan Medicine remains a vital and living

tradition.

 

Evolving over many centuries, Tibetan healers gradually created new techniques

for protecting life, which increased the productive work and happiness of

individuals, and treated illness. Students will be introduced to the historical

origin and developments of the Tibetan medical tradition, with an emphasis on

how the key topics evolved to their present stage.

 

Menpa (Dr.) Yang Ga

 

At the age of 20 Menpa Yang Ga enrolled in the Department of Tibetan Medicine at

the Tibet University in Lhasa, where he studied Buddhist philosophy, Tibetan

Medicine, Astrology, Grammar, Poetry, and History, as well as Sanskrit. He

studied with the late Khenpo Tsenam, the late Khenpo Tsultrim Gyaltsen,

Professor Champa Triles, Professor Gojo Wangdu, and the late professor Samten.

In 1991 he graduated from Tibet University. Upon graduation, Khenpo Tsenam, the

vice president, appointed him as a teacher of Tibetan medicine at the college.

In September, 1999 he became one of the first students to begin a Masters Degree

in Tibetan medicine. Under Khenpo Tsenam’s supervision in 2002 he finished his

thesis and received his Masters. In September, 2003, he enrolled in Harvard

University, and presently he is completing the final stages of a PhD program in

the department of Inner Asian and Altaic Studies under Professor Janet Gyatso’s

supervision.