Dalai Lama, 3rd

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ཏ་ལའི་བླ་མ ༠༣ བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ
Sonam Gyatso (1543 - 1588)

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Sonam Gyatso was given the title of Dalai Lama by the leader of the Tumet Mongols, Altan Khan, which was posthumously applied to his previous incarnations, Gendun Drub and Gendun Gyatso. A tireless missionary of the Geluk teachings, he was instrumental in what is known as “the second conversion of the Mongols”, bringing the Geluk teachings to the region. Sonam Gyatso founded several important Geluk monasteries, including Kumbum, Litang Ganden Tubchen Chokorling, and Namgyel Monastery. in 1581 he served as the thirteenth throne-holder of Chamdo Jampa Ling for six months.
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    Links
    BDRC https://library.bdrc.io/show/bdr:P999
    Treasury of Lives https://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Third-Dalai-Lama-Sonam-Gyatso/12828
    Himalayan Art Resources