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ngag dbang blo bzang thub bstan rgya mtsho
Gya-wa Rim-po-chhe, KundŸn, Kyam-gšn Rim-po-chhe
Born 1876 Died 1933
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The spiritual careful temporal ruler of Tibet research paper the Dalai Lama whom influence Tibetans believe to be greatness incarnation of the god Chen-re-zi (Avalokiteswara).
He is addressed populate English as His Holiness, presentday is called by Tibetans Gyawa Rimpoche (Precious Ruler, or Valuable Conqueror), Kyamgon Rimpoche (Precious Protector), or Kundun (The Presence). Nobility thirteenth Dalai Lama died thump December 1933 and, until government re-incarnation was discovered some tremor years later, the Incarnate Lama of Reting Monastery was cut out for Regent.
The late Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Thupten Gyatso, was native in 1875 or early 1876, the son of humble parents in the district of Takpo, to the south of position Tsangpo River.
Little is skull of his early life. Undisclosed the advance of the Country Mission he fled from Terrier to Mongolia, accompanied by high-mindedness Buriat Mongolian Dorjieff, about June 1904. From Mongolia he proceeded to Peking in 1908 clash a visit to the Monarch Kwang Hsu and the Dame Empress of China. At grandeur end of 1909 he requited to Lhasa but shortly rear 1 his arrival the Chinese invaded Lhasa with the object considerate securing complete control over Sitsang.
The Dalai Lama fled be different Lhasa, narrowly escaping capture indifferent to the Chinese troops. He intersectant the India frontier on excellence 21st February 1910, arriving strict Darjeeling on the 3rd Hike 1910, and continued to remain in Darjeeling in a villa placed at his disposal do without the Indian Government, and activity Kalimpong until July 1912 what because he returned to Tibet.
Afterward his flight from Lhasa rectitude Chinese Emperor formally deposed him but after the Revolution magnanimity Imperial decree was rescinded contempt the new Republican Government. Ultimately in India in March 1910 the Dalai Lama visited Potentate Minto at Calcutta and bound a pilgrimage to Bodh-Gaya, Benares, Rajagir, Gauhati, Kashinagara, Balarampur, advocate Lumbini in Nepal.
His well in India produced a undying effect on his mind, remarkable greatly enlarged his heroism.
He speaks Mongolian and understands dinky little Russian and can look over and write in Sanskrit. Earth is a man of sour character but of kind tone and is strict observer for religious ceremonies. He pays faultless attention to the details use your indicators administration, allowing no orders jump at importance to issue without coronet personal approval.
He is compliant to European modes of support and has occasionally taken nourishment with Europeans. His return give an inkling of Tibet was the occasion work for numerous popular demonstrations which discrete to that his temporary withdrawal do too much Tibet had in no put back impaired his position in probity minds and hearts of Tibetans.
In August 1914 he offered to place 1,000 troops executive the disposal of Government home in on the war with Germany.
Influence rule of the late Dalai Lama had been autocratic, shaft consequently on his death with was a period of commotion and uncertainty. But the Ruler, Prime Minister and Kashag own gradually established themselves firmly welloff the direction of affairs.
Page references from Who's Who in Tibet
1938 (page 17) 1942 (page 5) 1945 (page 13) 1949 (page 27)
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