 His other important contribution to Tibetan culture was the "Yuthok Nyingthik", whose full name is the "Yuthok Nyingthik Guru Sādhanā, ‘Compassionate Sunlight for Dispersing Suffering’s Darkness’" ("g.yu thog snying thig bla sgrub sdug bsngal mun sel nyi ma’i ’od zer"), which is the main Tantric Buddhist practice-cycle associated with Tibetan medicine.It is traditionally considered to be an important spiritual component of healing in Tibetan medical culture, and moreover is regarded in all Tibetan Buddhist traditions as a very special method for attaining awakening and realization quickly.Born in the village of Goshi Rethang in Western Tibet, his father was Yuthok Khyungpo Dorje and his mother Pema Odenma.