Drogön Chögyal Phagpa
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Drogön Chogyal Phagpa was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the first Imperial Preceptor of the Yuan dynasty and was concurrently named the director of the Bureau o
Sakya Pandita
Sakya Pandita, Kunga Gyaltsen Pal Zangpo (1182–1251), wearing a tall red hat, the sixth throne holder of Sakya, great-grandson of Khon Konchog Gyalpo. Sakya Pandita is accompanied by his nephew Chogyal Phagpa
1289 Imperial edict of Kublai Khan, in Middle Mongolian language and Phags-pa script.
Tibet within the Yuan dynasty under the top-level department known as the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs (Xuanzheng Yuan).
Amdo
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Amdo ;, also known as Domey, is one of the three traditional Tibetan regions. It encompasses a large area from the Machu to the Drichu. Amdo is mostly coterminous with China's present-day Qinghai prov
Panoramic view of Kumbum Monastery in Amdo
Labrang Monastery in Amdo