What is the Audio Self-Study Course?
The audio self-study course is based on the three level foundation course in Tibetan medicine previously presented at the Shang Shung Institute from 1999-2003 by Drs. Thubten Phuntsok and Phuntsog Wangmo. The course was conceived by Dr. Thubten Phuntsok as an introductory survey course of the Four Tibetan Medical Tantras (rGyud-bzhi), the cornerstone of training for Tibetan physicians and the theoretical basis for advanced clinical training. The curriculum covered in the foundation course is intellectually rigorous and highly theoretical while presenting a survey of all the major topics of Tibetan medicine in a systematic progression. Each level was audio taped and resulted in an English translation from Dr. Thubten’s presentation in Tibetan by translator, Elio Quarisco. Levels I and II were repeated by Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo in a slightly different version using the same text. Later, these tapes were edited and compiled into MP3s. The Shang Shung Institute store makes these important edu
