Qiangbachilie

01-0220Tibetan MedicineTraditional MedicineTibetBatch 1 (2007)

Lineage & School of Heritage

Qiangbachilie's grandfather and father were both renowned Tibetan physicians. At the age of thirteen he became a disciple of Qinraoluo, a student of his father, and studied diligently for nine years at the Menzigong (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute).

Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire

He is proficient in all branches of Tibetan medicine, including theory, history, the doctrines of the various schools, clinical practice in every specialty, medicinals, formulas, pharmaceutical preparation, astronomy, and calendrical calculation, and has become a universally acknowledged master of Tibetan medicine today. Qiangbachilie not only inherited the essence of traditional Tibetan medicine, but also played an important role in promoting its modernization. In 1962, as president of the Hospital of Tibetan Medicine of the Tibet Autonomous Region, he broke through resistance and vigorously promoted specialized outpatient services, introducing advanced testing means and instruments and changing the habits of traditional Tibetan medicine. In 1974, when the Tibetan medicine class of the Lhasa Municipal Health School opened for enrollment, Qiangbachilie undertook the compilation of eleven courses, including the fundamentals of Tibetan medicine, physiology, surgery, and the five-observation studies (wuguanxue). He carefully studied and interpreted the classic Tibetan medical text the Four Medical Tantras (Sibu Yidian), organized the compilation of the Eighty Colorful Thangkas of Tibetan Medicine (Zangyi Bashifu Caise Guatu), served as chief editor of The Great Explication of the Tibetan Medical Thangkas: The Light of the Blue Beryl (Zangyi Mantai Da Xiangjie Lan Liuli Zhi Guang), and compiled and published such textbooks of Tibetan medicine as Tibetan Medicine in China (Zhongguo Zangyixue) and Internal Medicine of Tibetan Medicine (Zangyi Neikexue), making outstanding contributions to the restoration, revitalization, and development of the Tibetan medical enterprise in Tibet.

Honors & Recognition

A man of Tibetan ethnicity, he was born in 1929 in Lhasa, Tibet, and passed away in 2011. A national representative bearer of Tibetan Medicine, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.

References & Archival Sources

Qiangbachilie · National Representative Bearer Archive

Representative Items of This Bearer

Profile

Representative item: Tibetan Medicine
Item code: Ⅸ-9
Category: Traditional Medicine
Region: Tibet
Born: 1929.03.25
Batch: Batch 1 (2007)

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