Namgyal Monastery
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Namgyal Monastery is located in Mcleod Ganj, Dharamsala, India. It is the personal monastery of the 14th Dalai Lama. Another name for this temple-complex is Namgyal Tantric College.
Monks chanting prayers at Namgyal Monastery
Statue of the Buddha in Namgyal Monastery
5th Dalai Lama
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The 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso was recognized as the 5th Dalai Lama, and he became the first Dalai Lama to hold both Tibet's political and spiritual leadership roles.
5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lozang Gyatso
Shigatse, 2009.
Tashilhunpo Monastery, 1938 Tibet expedition photograph by Ernst Schäfer in German Federal Archives.
View of Potala from 5th Dalai Lama's private Lukhang temple, December, 2008.