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'''Desi Sangye Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho'') (1677-1705) | '''Desi Sangye Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho'') (1677-1705) was an important regent of Tibet who ruled following the death of the great [[Fifth Dalai Lama]], an event which he kept secret for 14 years. A celebrated scholar, he wrote treatises on medicine, astrology, history and other subjects, and oversaw the completion of the [[Potala Palace]] in [[Lhasa]]. He is counted among [[Sogyal Rinpoche]]'s previous incarnations. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 05:43, 22 February 2010
Desi Sangye Gyatso (Wyl. sde srid sangs rgyas rgya mtsho) (1677-1705) was an important regent of Tibet who ruled following the death of the great Fifth Dalai Lama, an event which he kept secret for 14 years. A celebrated scholar, he wrote treatises on medicine, astrology, history and other subjects, and oversaw the completion of the Potala Palace in Lhasa. He is counted among Sogyal Rinpoche's previous incarnations.
Further Reading
- Gyurme Dorje, Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings, Eskenazi & Fogg, London. 2001.
- Desi Sangye Gyatso (trans. by Gavin Kilty), Mirror Of Beryl: A Historical Introduction To Tibetan Medical Science (library Of Tibetan Classics), Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2010