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'''Sonam Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''bsod nams rgya mtsho'') (1543–1588) — the '''Third | [[image:SonanGyatso-2.jpg|frame|'''Sonam Gyatso - The third Dalai Lama''']] | ||
'''Sonam Gyatso''' (Tib. བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, [[Wyl.]] ''bsod nams rgya mtsho'') (1543–1588) — the '''Third Dalai Lama'''. Recognized at the age of four he was taken under the care of [[Drepung Monastery]] of which he became abbot at the age of ten. His education was supervised by [[Panchen Sonam Drakpa]]. | |||
In 1577 he was invited to meet Altan Khan of the Tumed branch of the | In 1577 he was invited to meet Altan Khan (1507-1582) of the Tumed branch of the Mongols. The Khan gave him the title of 'Dalai Lama'. 'Dalai' means 'ocean' in Mongolian which is Gyatso in Tibetan, and this has been included in the names of all the Dalai Lamas since then. Sonam Gyatso publicly announced that he was a reincarnation of the [[Chögyal Pakpa]] (1235–1280) who converted Kublai Khan (1215–1294), while Altan Khan was a reincarnation of Kublai Khan, the famous ruler of the Mongol Empire and Emperor of China, and that they had come together again to cooperate in propagating Buddhism.<ref>Thomas Laird, ''The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama'' (Grove Press, 2006), p.146.</ref> | ||
In 1583 he founded [[Kumbum Monastery]] at the place where [[Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa|Tsongkhapa]] had been born. | After meeting the Khan, Sonam Gyatso travelled throughout [[Kham]], performing miracles and teaching the [[Dharma]]. In 1583 he founded [[Kumbum Monastery]] at the place where [[Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa|Tsongkhapa]] had been born. | ||
Altan Khan again invited him to Mongolia, but by the time he arrived the Khan had died. Nonetheless he continued his travels in Mongolia, teaching the Dharma, until he fell ill and passed away in 1588. | Altan Khan again invited him to Mongolia, but by the time he arrived the Khan had died. Nonetheless he continued his travels in Mongolia, teaching the Dharma, until he fell ill and passed away in 1588. | ||
During his lifetime the [[Gelugpa]]s greatly increased their sphere of influence in Tibet and the spread of the [[buddhadharma]] in Mongolia, started by [[Sakya Pandita]], was given fresh impetus. | During his lifetime the [[Gelugpa]]s greatly increased their sphere of influence in Tibet and the spread of the [[buddhadharma]] in Mongolia, started by [[Sakya Pandita]], was given fresh impetus. | ||
==Notes== | |||
<small><references/></small> | |||
==Further Reading== | |||
*Third Dalai Lama, ''Essence of Refined Gold'', translated by Glenn H. Mullin, Tushita Books, 1978 | |||
*Karénina Kollmar-Paulenz, 'The Third Dalai Lama, Sönam Gyatso (1543–1588), and the Fourth Dalai Lama, Yönten Gyatso (1589–1616)' in Martin Brauen (ed.), ''The Dalai Lamas: A Visual History'', Serindia, 2005 | |||
==Internal Links== | ==Internal Links== | ||
*[[Dalai Lama Incarnation Line]] | *[[Dalai Lama Incarnation Line]] | ||
*[[Tenpé Pal Gyur…]], a prayer attributed to Altan Khan and Sonam Gyatso | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http:// | *{{TBRC|P999|TBRC profile}} | ||
*[http://treasuryoflives.org/biographies/view/Third-Dalai-Lama-Sonam-Gyatso/12828 Biography at Treasury of Lives] | |||
[[Category:Dalai Lamas]] | |||
[[Category: Gelugpa Masters]] | [[Category: Gelugpa Masters]] | ||
[[Category: Historical Masters]] | [[Category: Historical Masters]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:38, 13 January 2018
Sonam Gyatso (Tib. བསོད་ནམས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wyl. bsod nams rgya mtsho) (1543–1588) — the Third Dalai Lama. Recognized at the age of four he was taken under the care of Drepung Monastery of which he became abbot at the age of ten. His education was supervised by Panchen Sonam Drakpa.
In 1577 he was invited to meet Altan Khan (1507-1582) of the Tumed branch of the Mongols. The Khan gave him the title of 'Dalai Lama'. 'Dalai' means 'ocean' in Mongolian which is Gyatso in Tibetan, and this has been included in the names of all the Dalai Lamas since then. Sonam Gyatso publicly announced that he was a reincarnation of the Chögyal Pakpa (1235–1280) who converted Kublai Khan (1215–1294), while Altan Khan was a reincarnation of Kublai Khan, the famous ruler of the Mongol Empire and Emperor of China, and that they had come together again to cooperate in propagating Buddhism.[1]
After meeting the Khan, Sonam Gyatso travelled throughout Kham, performing miracles and teaching the Dharma. In 1583 he founded Kumbum Monastery at the place where Tsongkhapa had been born.
Altan Khan again invited him to Mongolia, but by the time he arrived the Khan had died. Nonetheless he continued his travels in Mongolia, teaching the Dharma, until he fell ill and passed away in 1588.
During his lifetime the Gelugpas greatly increased their sphere of influence in Tibet and the spread of the buddhadharma in Mongolia, started by Sakya Pandita, was given fresh impetus.
Notes
- ↑ Thomas Laird, The Story of Tibet: Conversations with the Dalai Lama (Grove Press, 2006), p.146.
Further Reading
- Third Dalai Lama, Essence of Refined Gold, translated by Glenn H. Mullin, Tushita Books, 1978
- Karénina Kollmar-Paulenz, 'The Third Dalai Lama, Sönam Gyatso (1543–1588), and the Fourth Dalai Lama, Yönten Gyatso (1589–1616)' in Martin Brauen (ed.), The Dalai Lamas: A Visual History, Serindia, 2005
Internal Links
- Dalai Lama Incarnation Line
- Tenpé Pal Gyur…, a prayer attributed to Altan Khan and Sonam Gyatso
