Dr. Tenzin Choedrak (April 15, 1922 – April 6, 2001) was the Senior Personal Physician to the Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso, 14th Dalai Lama), and was recognized as an esteemed master in the Tibetan medical tradition. He was imprisoned by the Chinese without any formal charge and subject to torture for 17 years. 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.
Books
- 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
References
- 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