Chagpori
Videos
Chagpori, or Chakpori, Chokpori, Chagpo Ri is a spirit-mountain of Vajrapani in Lhasa, Tibet. It is south of Potala and is considered to be one of the four holy mountains of central Tibet. The Chagpor
Chagpori seen from Potala (2013). The large antennae currently on top, replaced the destroyed Tibetan Medical and Astrological College called Men-Tsee-Khang
1938 photo of Chagpori College of Medicine and Men-Tsee-Khang on top of Chagpori, taken from the Western Gate or Pargo Kaling. It was completely destroyed during the Lhasa uprising.
Painted rock carvings at the base of Chagpori, 1993
Flags over road between Potala and Chagpori. 1993.
Desi Sangye Gyatso
Videos
Kalon Sangye Gyatso was the sixth regent of the 5th Dalai Lama, in the Ganden Phodrang government. He founded the Chagpori College of Medicine in 1694, a Traditional Tibetan medicine school for monks
Chagpori
…College of Medicine was rebuilt in Darjeeling, India in 1992. Chagpori was the site of the monastic medical college of the same name founded there by Sangye Gyatso in 1696. This medical college, which incorporated a recently restored temple made by Thang Tong Gyalpo, was supplied with revenue generating lands and…
Desi Sangye Gyatso
A drawing from the Blue Beryl illustrating the Tibetan Buddhist view of the chakras (rsta-khor) and sushumna (dbu-ma).
Six common medicinal herbs in Tibet
Sangye Gyatso