H.E. Sangye Nyenpa Rinpoche
- the abbot of Benchen Monastery
About Benchen Monastery Free Clinic
Kathmandu, February 2005.

Benchen Monastery Free Clinic was established not only for Tibetans, but also for all the citizens of our neighbourhood. It offers medical help completely for free. It doesn't mean just giving away medicines. Our doctors managed to cure many people with very difficult diseases, which our big local hospitals were not able to cure. This way, mainly thanks to blessings of Tenga Rinpoche, the Clinic helps many people. The Clinic offers three kinds of treatment: Chinese medicine, dental and allopathic treatments. All those traditions have one goal: to help people. I pray that as long as religion exists, there will also be medicine and places like this. Dr. Agata (dentist) and Dr. Tsering Puntsok (general physician) put their whole heart to their very hard work. I hope and pray that they will continue doing so. Tashi delek!