Tenzin Choedrak
Encyclopedia
Dr. Tenzin Choedrak was the Senior Personal Physician to His Holiness 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.
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 055381303X / ISBN 978-0553813036
External links
- Testimony before the US House International Relations Committee http://www.savetibet.org/advocacy/us/proceedings/househirctenzinchoedrak.php
- Brief Biography http://www.buddhapia.com/tibet/tibetcen/tmai/bio.html