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7th Dalai Lama
7th Dalai Lama, Kelzang Gyatso | |
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_(cropped).jpg) 7th Dalai Lama of Tibet in 18th century thangka art | |
| Title | His Holiness the 7th Dalai Lama |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1708 |
| Died | 1757 (aged 48–49) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Tibetan Buddhism, Gelug school |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1720–1757 |
| Predecessor | 6th Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso |
| Successor | 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso |
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The 7th Dalai Lama, Kelzang Gyatso (Wylie: bskal bzang rgya mtsho; 1708–1757, also spelled Kalzang Gyatso, Kelsang Gyatso and Kezang Gyatso), was recognized as the authentic 7th Dalai Lama of Tibet. He was seen as the true incarnation of the 6th Dalai Lama, and was enthroned after a pretender supported by the Koshut Khan was deposed.
The 7th Dalai Lama was a great scholar, a prolific writer and a poet. His collected works run seven volumes and contain numerous commentaries, liturgical works as well as many religious poems.[1]
- ^ "The Seventh Dalai Lama, Kelzang Gyatso". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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