Yonten Gyatso, 4th Dalai Lama

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Yonten Gyatso was the 4th Dalai Lama, (1589 – 1616). Yonten Gyatso was a Mongolian, making him the only non-Tibetan to be recognized as Dalai Lama other than the 6th Dalai Lama, who was a Monpa—Monpas can be seen either as a Tibetan subgroup or a closely related people. He was a contempory and student of the First Panchen Lama Lobsang Chokyi Gyeltsen.

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