Yuthog Yontan Gonpo
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Yutog Yontan Gonpo (traditionally 708 – 833)
by Subhuti Dharmananda was an 8th-century high
lama Lama (; "chief") is a title for a teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The name is similar to the Sanskrit term ''guru'', meaning "heavy one", endowed with qualities the student will eventually embody. The Tibetan word "lama" means "hig ...
and a
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of
Tibet Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
. 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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Yuthok Yontan Gompo the YoungerTibetan Medicine Education centeTibetanmedicine.comInternational Academy for Traditional Tibetan Medicine (IATTM)
Lamas Lamas from Tibet Tibetan Buddhists Traditional Tibetan medicine practitioners 8th-century Tibetan people 8th-century physicians Longevity myths Year of birth uncertain 833 deaths {{Tibetan-Buddhism-stub