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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 10 February 2025. Spiritual leader of Tibet since 1940 Tenzin Gyatso 14th Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama in 2012 14th Dalai Lama Reign 22 February 1940 – present Predecessor 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso Regent 5th Reting Rinpoche, Jamphel Yeshe Gyaltsen (1934–1941) 3rd Taktra Rinpoche (1941–1950 ...
Gyantsen played a significant role in Tibetan history as the one-time regent of the present (14th) Dalai Lama. On 26 January 1940, Gyantsen requested the Central Government of China to exempt Lhamo Dhondup from lot-drawing process using Golden Urn to become the 14th Dalai Lama. [1] [2] The request was approved by the Central Government. [3]
The title "Dalai Lama" is part of the full title "圣 识一切 瓦齐尔达喇 达赖 喇嘛" (Holiness Knowing Everying Vajradhara Dalai Lama) given by Altan Khan. "Dalai Lama" is a combination of the Mongolic word dalai (' ocean ') [21] and the Tibetan word བླ་མ་ (bla-ma) (' master, guru ').
This is a list of Dalai Lamas of Tibet.There have been 14 recognised incarnations of the Dalai Lama.. There has also been one non-recognised Dalai Lama, Ngawang Yeshe Gyatso (declared in 1707), by Lha-bzang Khan as the "true" 6th Dalai Lama – however, he was never accepted as such by the majority of the Tibetan people.
The transition from Lamaist rule in Tibet started in 1951 with the Seventeen Point Agreement between the Central People's Government and the 14th Dalai Lama. A "Preparatory Committee for the Autonomous Region of Tibet" (PCART) was established in 1956 in the former Tibet Area to create a parallel system of administration along Communist lines.
House where the 14th Dalai Lama was born. The village of Taktser gained fame as the birthplace of the 14th Dalai Lama in 1935. [22] It also saw the birth of his elder brother, Thubten Jigme Norbu, who was acknowledged by the 13th Dalai Lama as the reincarnation of the great lama Taktser Rinpoche. [23]
Chushi Gangdruk (Tibetan: ཆུ་བཞི་སྒང་དྲུག་, Wylie: Chu bzhi sgang drug, lit. ' Four Rivers, Six Ranges ') was a Tibetan guerrilla group. . Formally organized on 16 June 1958, the Chushi Gangdruk fought the forces of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1956 until 1974 when the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) withdrew its support for the guerrilla
The 14th Dalai Lama is the leader of the Tibetan government in exile which was initially dominated by the Gelug school, however, according to Geoffrey Samuel: The Dharamsala administration under the Dalai Lama has nevertheless managed, over time, to create a relatively inclusive and democratic structure that has received broad support across ...