1st Dalai Lama
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The 1st Dalai Lama, Gedun Drupa was a student of Je Tsongkhapa, and became his first Khenpo at Ganden Monastery. He also founded Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in Shigatse. He was posthumously awarded the spi
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Gedun Drupa, 1st Dalai Lama
2nd Dalai Lama
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The 2nd Dalai Lama, Gedun Gyatso was also known as Yonten Phuntsok, or Gedun Gyatso Palzangpo. He was ordained at Tashilhunpo Monastery at Shigatse, and later resided at Drepung Monastery in Lhasa. He
1st Dalai Lama
…Latso, promised the First Dalai Lama in one of her visions "...that she would protect the reincarnation lineage of the Dalai Lamas." Since the time of Gedun Gyatso, who formalized the system, monks have gone to the lake to meditate when seeking visions with guidance on finding the next reincarnation. The Samding…
Second Dalai Lama
Statue of Lobsang Gyatso