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The Art of Healing: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective is the title of an article written by Bonnie Pasqualoni. It gives an overview of Tibetan medicine, focusing on its Buddhist elements. The site also offers information on Medicine Buddha meditation practices including several images of Medicine Buddha, his mantras and books on the subject. Links to other sites on Tibetan medicine are also available.
Dharmapala Thangka Centre in Kathmandu, Nepal is an Institute for this traditional style of Tibetan painting under the guidance of Karsang Lama. The site offers information on the Centre, photos of painters in action, a listing of the Centre's exhibitions, information on the differences between amateaur and professionally made thankas including side-by-side photographs of different thankas and a gallery of 291 thankas of various subjects and themes. The site also has extensive information and articles on Tibetan iconography in the areas such as mudras, background colors, explanation of a thanka's meaning, etc. The site also offers information and articles on Tibetan medicine and a summary with photos of all 77 medical thankas. Also available is a photo journal of a thanka being created (which is updated every few weeks), information on the steps taken in the creation of a thanka, information on Sherpa paintings and on other Tibetan ritual objects with photos. There is also information available for ordering thankas.
Ligmincha Texas Institute for Meditative & Healing Arts claims to be a center for Tibetan medicine and East-West psychology. The founder and director is a Tibetan lama named Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche. The site has information about the group and their practice schedule and events calendar and a section for general information, including a biography of the institute's founder, a glossary of words in the Dzogchen Tibetan Buddhist tradition, 25 photos from Tibet primarily of people, photos of statues, lamas and Dharma centers of the Bon tradition, articles on Bon history and practice and links.
The Tibetan Cultural Directory has a list of websites related to Tibet, as well as sections for websites related to Bhutan and Nepal. The sites are listed under headings such as Arts & Crafts, Astrology, Cultural, Education, Literature, People, Politics, Religion, Tibetan Medicine, and Women. Each category has 10-25 links, all with detailed descriptions of the site's content or the nature of the organization hosting the site.
Tibetan Medicine Resources is a subsection of a site called Dharma Haven. There are nine internal links on the site: Ancient Healing Wisdom for the Modern World, Tibetan Medical Clinics and Pharmacies, Herbal Sources of Tibetan Medicines, Resources for Research on Tibetan Medicine, Books on Tibetan Medicine, Tibetan Self Care, Medicine Buddha Resources, Spiritual Healing in Buddhist Tibet, and The Art of Healing: A Tibetan Buddhist Perspective. Each of these pages has information and/or articles on the subject. The site also offers news on upcoming teachings or conferences on Tibetan Medicine, a list of internet resources for studying Tibetan Medicine and a list of institutions where one can learn about the subject.
The Tibet Foundation is an organization seeking to preserve Tibetan culture and assist Tibetan people. The site has information about the foundation and its projects and events. Some of the information on their projects is of general interest, such as the section on Tibetan cultural promotion and calls for help relating to a flood in Tibet with information on the event and the inhabitants of the affected region. The site has information on Tibetan medicine and Tibetan CD's available for purchase as well.
Yuthog Foundation for Tibetan Medicine was founded by German botanist Andreas Neugebauer to train young Ladakhi people in Tibetan medicine. The site offers information on plants used in Tibetan medicine including photos and articles on Tibetan medicine by a Tibetan doctor. There is also a Frequently Asked Questions section on Tibetan medicine.