Yuthog Yontan Gonpo

Tibetan lama
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Work fieldEducation Healthcare Literature Religion
Gender
Male
Religion:Buddhism
Birth708
Death833
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Biography

Yutog Yontan Gonpo (traditionally 708 – 833) was an 8th-century high lama and a physician of Tibet.

He should be distinguished from Yuthok Yontan Gompo the Younger who lived in the 12th century. For further discussion see Portrait of Yutog Yontan Gonpo.

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