What is Sowa Rigpa and how has it been integrated into Indian healthcare?
Sowa Rigpa, also called 'Art of Healing', is the traditional Tibetan medicine system codified in the 8th century CE near Lhasa. It blends ancient Ayurvedic principles with inputs from China, Central Asia, Persia, and Greece. Tibetan refugees propagated it in India after 1959. Institutions like Men-Tsee-Khang in Dharamshala practise this system, and it has been integrated into the Government of India's AYUSH programme.