This is a list of
Dalai Lama
Dalai Lama (, ; ) is a title given by the Tibetan people to the foremost spiritual leader of the Gelug or "Yellow Hat" school of Tibetan Buddhism, the newest and most dominant of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. The 14th and current D ...
s of
Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...
. 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
Lha-bzang Khan (; Mongolian: ''Lazang Haan''; alternatively, Lhazang or Lapsangn or Lajang; d.1717) was the ruler of the Khoshut (also spelled Qoshot, Qośot, or Qosot) tribe of the Oirats. He was the son of Tenzin Dalai Khan (1668–1701) and g ...
as the "true" 6th Dalai Lama – however, he was never accepted as such by the majority of the population.
[Stein 1972, p. 85.][ Chapman, F. Spencer. (1940). ''Lhasa: The Holy City'', p. 127. Readers Union Ltd. London.][Mullin 2001, p. 276.]
List
See also
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List of Panchen Lamas
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List of rulers of Tibet
References
Bibliography
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* Mullin, Glenn H. (2001). ''The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation''. Clear Light Publishers. Santa Fe, NM. .
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Tibet
Tibet (; ''Böd''; ) is a region in East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about . It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people. Also resident on the plateau are some other ethnic groups such as Monpa people, ...