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Tenzin Choedrak

Tibetan physician (1922-2001) · Doctors · Died at 78

Dr. Tenzin Choedrak was the Senior Personal Physician to the 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.

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Personal Physician to the Dalai Lama

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Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2001 · aged 78