{"id":27427,"date":"2015-10-09T15:00:23","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T19:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/?p=27427"},"modified":"2015-10-09T16:54:30","modified_gmt":"2015-10-09T20:54:30","slug":"october-9-2015-dalai-lamas-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/wnet\/religionandethics\/2015\/10\/09\/october-9-2015-dalai-lamas-doctor\/27427\/","title":{"rendered":" The Dalai Lama’s Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Barry Kerzin was a California physician interested in Buddhism when he went to Tibet 27 years ago to train Buddhist doctors in methods of Western medical research and practice. Now an ordained Buddhist monk who serves as the Dalai Lama\u2019s personal physician, he teaches doctors and medical students the lessons he has learned from meditation and the contemplative tradition of Buddhism: compassion, empathy, and selflessness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Buddhism became a sanctuary for Dr. Barry Kerzin and led to his ordination as a monk. Now he serves as the Dalai Lama\u2019s personal physician and combines his medical wisdom with love and compassion that translate into empathy. 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