the head abbot of the drepung monastery
1Monastery — of St. Nilus on Stolbnyi Island in Lake Seliger near Ostashkov, Russia, ca. 1910 …
2Tibet during the Ming Dynasty — The exact nature of Sino Tibetan relations during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) of China is unclear. Some modern scholars living and working in the People s Republic of China assert that the Ming Dynasty had unquestioned sovereignty over Tibet,… …
3Kumbum Monastery — (sKu ‘bum Byams pa gling) (also known as Ta er) located in a narrow valley about seventeen miles southwest of Xining is a Buddhist monastery in Qinghai, China part of the Tibetan province , or rather cultural region of Amdo. It was there in the… …
4Dalai Lama — This article is about the Dalai Lama lineage. For the current Dalai Lama, see 14th Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama Gendun Drup, 1st Dalai Lama Reign 1391–2005 …
5History of Tibet — For a chronology of Tibetan history see Timeline of Tibetan history. Tibetan warrior in chainmail reinforced by mirror plate Tibetan history, as it has been recorded, is particularly focused on the history of Buddhism in Tibet. This is partly due …
6Nyingma — Tibetan name Tibetan: རྙིང་མ་ Wylie transliteration: rnying ma pronunciation in IPA: [ɲiŋma] …
7Tibetan Buddhism — [An alternative term, lamaism , apparently derives from Chinese lama jiao and was used to distinguish Tibetan Buddhism from Han Chinese Buddhism, fo jiao . The term was taken up by western scholars including Hegel, as early as 1822. (cite book… …
8Orgyen Kusum Lingpa — Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism …
9Dalai Lama — /dah luy lah meuh/ (formerly) the ruler and chief monk of Tibet, believed to be a reincarnation of Avalokitesvara and sought for among newborn children after the death of the preceding Dalai Lama. Cf. Tashi Lama. [ < Mongolian, equiv. to dalai… …
10Drukpa Lineage — Part of a series on Tibetan Buddhism …
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