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Sowa Rigpa International College

༄༅། །རྒྱལ་སྤྱིའི་གསོ་བ་རིག་པའི་གཙུག་ལག་མཐོ་སློབ།
सोवा रिग्पा इन्टरनेशनल कलेज

Sowa Rigpa International College is the first institution in Nepal to offer a degree program in Sowa Rigpa – the Science of Traditional Himalayan & Tibetan Medicine, as an affiliate of Lumbini Buddhist University. Located in the sacred Boudhanath region of Kathmandu, the college will help ensure the continuity of this precious medical heritage through education and research.

Academic Program

  • Authentic traditional education
    A comprehensive, traditional, 5.5 year program, equivalent to Sowa Rigpa training in India and Tibet.
  • For the 21st century
    Courses are based in English medium, incorporating contemporary university teaching methods.
  • Training a new generation of doctors
    Ensuring a future for traditional medicine with students from Nepal and around the world.
  • Health care for all
    This college creates a pathway to establish Sowa Rigpa clinics, serving the Himalayan communities in remote regions of Nepal.
Medicine Buddha
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Immersion in Nature


Study where the medicine grows.

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College Partners

Drangsong Foundation
Lumbini Buddhist University
Sorig Khang Singapore

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