Brigung School in Tibetan Medicine

Chosbyed Bzaugpo
County Hospital of Motzugongka, Lhasa, Tibet

Tibetan medicine is an integral part of Chinese medicine as a whole. It is not only a subject of natural science created by Tibetan people during their struggle against diseases, but also an integral part of "academic division of ten disciplines" in traditional Tibetan culture.
In the sixteenth century, Reg'jin Chesgrags--the great master of 21th generation of Brigung school created Brigung Tibetan medicine, which occupied a very important position in Tibetan medical history. Reg'jin Chosgrags developed unique therapy and dosage prescription with his wisdom and clever hands during practising medicine and traveling based on rGyud-bzi written by Yuthog Yontan Gongpo. He not only wrote a lot of books about Tibetan medicine, but also received many students, which make Brigung School of Tibetan medicine carried forward and inherited.
Later, Chebang Tanpa-one of Reg'jin Chosgrags students-inherited his medical knowledge and promoting the development of Brigung school Tibetan medicine with more perfected and richer clinical experience. It contributes a lot to the welfare of Tibetan people.