The Treasury of Lives

Lobzang Gyatso (blo bzang rgya mtsho) was born in 1590, the iron-tiger year of tenth sexagenary cycle. In his youth, he received a monastic education, and later pursued studies of medicine under the guidance of Tendzin Gyelpo (bstan 'dzin rgyal po, 17th century). When the Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso (tA la'i bla ma 05 ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho, 1617-1682) founded Sorik Dropen Ling (gso rig 'gro phan gling), a medical school located in the western section of Drepung Ganden Podrang ('bras spungs dga' ldan pho brang) in 1643, the water-sheep year of eleventh sexagenary cycle, he appointed Lobzang Gyatso to be the chief medical instructor.

In 1676, the Fifth Dalai Lama founded a medical school at Sangpu Nyima Tang (gsang phu nyi ma thang), a teaching college associated with Sangpu Neutok Monastery (gsang phu ne'u thog). Lobzang Gyatso was again appointed instructor.

Lobzang Gyatso is considered among the students of Khonton Peljor Lhundrub ('khon ston dpal 'byor lhun grub), the Geluk scholar who occupied the seat at Nyima Tang from 1601-1605. Lobzang Gyatso composed a number of writings, including a history of the teaching transmission of the Four Treatises (rgyud bzhi). The date of his death is not recorded in available sources.