Doctor Lodrö Puntsok
Doctor Lodrö Puntsok (b. 1943) - Since the age of 16, Lodrö Puntsok studied Tibetan medicine following the traditional Tibetan medical practices. He also studied other Tibetan traditions, such as Buddhism, Tibetan grammar, poetry, astrology, art, woodcraft, and sculpture. Until now he has published up to 25 scholarly works on Buddhism and medicine. Since 1983, he has been promoting community service projects such as environmental protection, medical care for the poor, and traditional cultural protection. To save and prevent traditional Tibetan handcrafts from disappearing, he opened 12 handicraft classes in the Dzongsar shedra.
Work History
- 1954-1958: Became a monk in Dzongsar Monastery. Learned and how to read and write.
- 1961-1979: Began to study Tibetan medicine.
- 1975-present: Works as director and physician at the Puma Township Cooperative Clinic. The clinic became Dzongsar Tibetan Hospital in 1981. Over the past twenty five years, has provided free medicine and health care to monks and villagers. Has been working as the head of the hospital since 1996.
- 2001-present: Established The Yothok Yonden Gonpo Medical Center. This is the first NGO in Derge county and the second NGO in Ganzi prefecture.