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The Fifth Dalai Lama died in 1682. Tibetan historian Nyima Gyaincain points out that the written wills from the fifth Dalai Lama before he died explicitly said his title and authority were from the Emperor of China, and he was subordinate of the Emperor of China . [142]
The Fifth Dalai Lama passed away in 1682 at the age of 65, but this was kept secret by the Prime Minister, Desi Sangye Gyatso (sDe-srid sangs-rgyas rgya-mtsho, 1653-1705) until 1696, to ensure the completion of the Potala Palace and to prevent any of Tibet’s neighbors from taking advantage of the situation before the Sixth Dalai Lama could ...
Sep 29, 2024 · The next Dalai Lama, Ngag-dbang-blo-bzang-rgya-mtsho (Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso; 1617–82), is commonly called the Great Fifth. He established, with the military assistance of the Khoshut Mongols, the supremacy of the Gelukpa sect over rival orders for the temporal rule of Tibet.
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- Gedun Drupa, the 1st Dalai Lama. Gendun Drupa was born to a nomadic family in 1391 and died in 1474. His original name was Pema Dorjee. He took novice monk's vows in 1405 at Narthang monastery and received full monk's ordination in 1411.
- Gendun Gyatso, the 2nd Dalai Lama. Gendun Gyatso was born in 1475 and died in 1542. His father, a well-known tantric practitioner of the Nyingma school, named him Sangye Phel and gave the boy a Buddhist education.
- Sonam Gyatso, the 3rd Dalai Lama. Sonam Gyatso was born in 1543 to a wealthy family living near Lhasa. He died in 1588. His given name was Ranu Sicho. At the age of 3 he was recognized to be the reincarnation of Gendun Gyatso and was then taken to Drepung Monastery for training.
- Yonten Gyatso, the 4th Dalai Lama. Yonten Gyatso was born in 1589 in Mongolia. His father was a Mongol tribal chief and a grandson of Altan Khan. He died in 1617.
The death of the fifth Dalai Lama was kept hidden for 15 years, by his prime minister and possible son Desi Sangay Gyatso in order that the Potala Palace could be finished and Tibet’s neighbors not take advantage of an interagnum in the succession of the Dalai Lamas.
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (T. Ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho ངག་དབང་བློ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་) (1617–1682) was the 5th Dalai Lama and the first Dalai Lama to wield effective temporal and spiritual power over all Tibet.
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In 1673, the 5th Dalai Lama supported the Revolt of the Three Feudatories. Death and succession. The death of the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1682 at the age of 65 was kept hidden until 1696, by Desi Sangye Gyatso, his Prime Minister and, according to persistent rumours, his son, whom he had appointed in 1679. This was done so that
