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'''Gendun Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun rgya mtsho'') (1475–1541) — the Second Dalai Lama. Born into a noble [[Nyingmapa]] family of Tsang, Gendun Gyatso would only be formally enthroned at the [[Tashilhunpo Monastery]] founded by his predecessor, at the age of eleven, after having received a number of [[empowerment]]s and teachings of both the Nyingma and [[Sarma]] traditions from his father who was a great Nyingmapa yogin. | '''Gendun Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun rgya mtsho'') (1475–1541) — the Second Dalai Lama. Born into a noble [[Nyingmapa]] family of Tsang, Gendun Gyatso would only be formally enthroned at the [[Tashilhunpo Monastery]] founded by his predecessor, at the age of eleven, after having received a number of [[empowerment]]s and teachings of both the Nyingma and [[Sarma]] traditions from his father who was a great Nyingmapa yogin. His writings include a commentary on ''[[Chanting the Names of Manjushri]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 14:58, 15 September 2008
Gendun Gyatso (Wyl. dge 'dun rgya mtsho) (1475–1541) — the Second Dalai Lama. Born into a noble Nyingmapa family of Tsang, Gendun Gyatso would only be formally enthroned at the Tashilhunpo Monastery founded by his predecessor, at the age of eleven, after having received a number of empowerments and teachings of both the Nyingma and Sarma traditions from his father who was a great Nyingmapa yogin. His writings include a commentary on Chanting the Names of Manjushri.
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Further Reading
- Selected Works of the Dalai Lama II, translated by G.H. Mullin, Snow Lion, 1985