Dungtsho (Dr.) Karma Ugyen, an invasive therapy specialist at the indigenous hospital in Thimphu, explains traditional Buddhist medicine in Bhutan, which was first introduced by Lord Buddha as the art of healing. This culture was introduced to Bhutan by Guru Rinpoche, when King Sindhu Raja (the king of Bumthang) requested the Guru to treat his illness. The culture was officially introduced at Dechencholing in 1968 by His Majesty the Third King of Bhutan. According to Buddhist medicinal knowledge, there are 1,212 diseases, with 404 diseases further categorized into four groups, each of which with 101 categories. The indigenous hospital treats various kinds of disease according to the nature of pain patients suffer.