Sowa-Rigpa is the Tibetan system of medicine. Both Indian and China have sent this as their official entry for UNESCO’s prestigious Intangible Cultural Heritage list. Both entries will come up for consideration in the UNESCO list in 2018.
Commonly known as the Amchi system of medicine, it is believed to have originated in the 3rd century BC and is one of the world’s oldest and best documented medical traditions. The heart of the tradition is in Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan government in exile, but it is also practised in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Darjeeling, Lahaul & Spiti and Ladakh. Outside India, Sowa-Rigpa is practised in Tibet, Mongolia, Bhutan, parts of China, and Nepal.
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