Tenzin Choedrak Explained

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

• The Rainbow Palace was published in 2000 by Bantam in the UK. - /

See also

• Political prisoners

References

1. News: The Art of Tibetan Medicine . Susan . Okie . 1998-10-27 . 2007-06-12 . The Washington Post.
2. http://www.buddhapia.com/tibet/tibetcen/tmai/bio.html Biography of Dr. Choedrak
3. http://www.savetibet.org/advocacy/us/proceedings/househirctenzinchoedrak.php House International Relations Committee: Dr. Tenzin Choedrak
4. Web site: House International Relations Committee: Dr. Tenzin Choedrak . April 1995 . 2007-06-12 . International Campaign for Tibet . https://web.archive.org/web/20070322200942/http://www.savetibet.org/advocacy/us/proceedings/househirctenzinchoedrak.php . 2007-03-22.
5. http://www.subliminal.org/tibet/testimony/Choedrak-Congress.html Victim of Chinese Torture in Tibet

External links

• Testimony before the US House International Relations Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20070322200942/http://www.savetibet.org/advocacy/us/proceedings/househirctenzinchoedrak.php
• Brief Biography https://web.archive.org/web/20070927172911/http://www.buddhapia.com/tibet/tibetcen/tmai/bio.html