Discusses the relations between Dalai Lamas and rulers of mNga' ris during the dGa' ldan pho brang period in Tibet, China. Principle factors that serve as basis in the relation of the first four Dalai lamas and the rulers of mNga' ris; Identification of the rulers of mNga' ris as descendants of btsan pos of Tibet; Consideration of Dalai Lamas as manifestations of Avalokiteśvara.