Tibetan Medicine set to get legal status in India
Tibetan Review: The Monthly Magazine on all Aspects of Tibet
Short Title:
Tibetan Review: The Monthly Magazine on all Aspects of Tibet
Format:
Journal Article
Publication Date:
2009/10//
Pages:
19 - 19
Sources ID:
96531
Collection:
Himalayan and Tibetan Medicine
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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The article reports on the legality of Tibetan Medicine in India. It mentions that a bill has been presented in the Indian Parliament proposing a grant approval to the Tibetan system of medicine, the Sowa Rigpa. It is stated that the proposed bill seeks to amend the important sections of the Indian Medicine Central Council Act 1970. It notes that the Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute (Men-Tsee-Khang) is the best known centre for the study and research in the field of Sowa Rigpa.