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Men-Tsee-Khang བོད་ཀྱི་སྨན་རྩིས་ཁང་། (Dharamshala, India)
The Men-Tsee-Khang is currently the most prominent institution of Tibetan medicine and astrology. Though originally reestablished in Dharamsala, India to preserve Tibetan culture, its development over the past 60 years has modernized Tibetan medicine and contributed to its popularity worldwide.
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Wat Pho วัดโพธิ์ (Bangkok, Thailand)
Wat Pho is one of the most prominent Buddhist royal temples in Thailand due to both its religious and cultural significance. With one of its key roles being to preserve and teach traditional Thai culture, Wat Pho has been critical in standardizing and promoting traditional Thai medicine.
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Jivitadana Sangha Hospital ဇီဝိတဒါနသံဃာဆေးရုံကြီး (Yangon, Myanmar)
The Jivitadana Sangha Hospital in Yangon, Myanmar, serves as a free health organization primarily for monks and nuns. It is managed by laypeople according to Buddhist principles regarding caring for the sick.
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Shivagakomarpaj Traditional Thai Medicine School (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
The Shivagakomarpaj Thai Traditional Medicine School or “Old Medicine Hospital” has been instrumental in developing and popularizing Thai Traditional Medicine in Chiang Mai, a city that has witnessed rapid growth in the number of massage clinics, foot massage stations, spas, and schools over the past 25 years.