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'''Gendun Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun rgya mtsho'') (1475–1541) — the Second Dalai Lama. Born into a noble [[Nyingmapa]] family of Tsang, Gendun Gyatso would only be formally enthroned at the [[Tashilhunpo Monastery]] founded by his predecessor, at the age of eleven, after having received a number of [[empowerment]]s and teachings of both the Nyingma and [[Sarma]] traditions from his father who was a great Nyingmapa yogin. His writings include a commentary on ''[[Chanting the Names of Manjushri]]''. | '''Gendun Gyatso''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun rgya mtsho'') (1475–1541) — the Second Dalai Lama. Born into a noble [[Nyingmapa]] family of Tsang, Gendun Gyatso would only be formally enthroned at the [[Tashilhunpo Monastery]] founded by his predecessor, at the age of eleven, after having received a number of [[empowerment]]s and teachings of both the Nyingma and [[Sarma]] traditions from his father who was a great Nyingmapa yogin. His writings include a commentary on ''[[Chanting the Names of Manjushri]]''. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
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*Glenn H. Mullin, ''Mystical Verses of a Mad Dalai Lama'', Quest Books, 1994 | *Glenn H. Mullin, ''Mystical Verses of a Mad Dalai Lama'', Quest Books, 1994 | ||
*Glenn H. Mullin, ''The Second Dalai Lama: His Life and Teachings'', Snow Lion, 2005 | *Glenn H. Mullin, ''The Second Dalai Lama: His Life and Teachings'', Snow Lion, 2005 | ||
==Internal Links== | |||
*[[Dalai Lama Incarnation Line]] | |||
[[Category: Gelugpa Masters]] | [[Category: Gelugpa Masters]] | ||
Revision as of 07:40, 23 August 2009
Gendun Gyatso (Wyl. dge 'dun rgya mtsho) (1475–1541) — the Second Dalai Lama. Born into a noble Nyingmapa family of Tsang, Gendun Gyatso would only be formally enthroned at the Tashilhunpo Monastery founded by his predecessor, at the age of eleven, after having received a number of empowerments and teachings of both the Nyingma and Sarma traditions from his father who was a great Nyingmapa yogin. His writings include a commentary on Chanting the Names of Manjushri.
Further Reading
- Selected Works of the Dalai Lama II, translated by Glenn H. Mullin, Snow Lion, 1985
- Glenn H. Mullin, Mystical Verses of a Mad Dalai Lama, Quest Books, 1994
- Glenn H. Mullin, The Second Dalai Lama: His Life and Teachings, Snow Lion, 2005