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1st Dalai Lama

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Also known as Gendun Drub, Kundun Drup, Dalai Lama 01, Dalai Lama 01 Gendun Drubpa

Dalai Lama of Tibet (1391-1474)

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The 1st Dalai Lama was a male human born in Ü-Tsang in 1391 and died in Samzhubzê District in 1474. He served as a politician and writer, holding the position of Dalai Lama. His religious worldview included Tibetan Buddhism and Kadam, and he was a member of the Gelug religious order. He was worshipped by Tibetan Buddhism.

He was a student of Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen and Tsongkhapa. The 1st Dalai Lama is credited with 27 works. Notable titles include *Rgyal-dbang Dge-ʼdun-grub kyi gsung ʼbum bzhugs so*, *ʼDul ba gleng ʼbum*, *Dam paʼi chos mṅon paʼi mdzod kyi rnam par bśad pa Thar lam gsal byed ces bya ba bźugs so*, *Dbu maʼi rtsa ba śes rab kyi ṅag don bśad pa Rin po cheʼi phreṅ ba źes bya ba bźugs so*, and *Tshad ma rnam ʼgrel legs par bśad pa źes bya bźugs so*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 18 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1391
Died
1474
Works
27

Top works

  • Rgyal-dbang Dge-ʼdun-grub kyi gsung ʼbum bzhugs so
  • ʼDul ba gleng ʼbum
  • Dam paʼi chos mṅon paʼi mdzod kyi rnam par bśad pa Thar lam gsal byed ces bya ba bźugs so
  • Dbu maʼi rtsa ba śes rab kyi ṅag don bśad pa Rin po cheʼi phreṅ ba źes bya ba bźugs so
  • Tshad ma rnam ʼgrel legs par bśad pa źes bya bźugs so

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Key facts

Title
1st Dalai Lama (posthumous designation)
Born
Péma Dorjee , 1391, Shabtod, Ü-Tsang , Tibet
Died
1474 (aged 82 – 83), Ü-Tsang, Tibet
Parents
Gonpo Dorjee (father) Jomo Namkha Kyi (mother)
Religion
Tibetan Buddhism
Successor
Gedun Gyatso
Chinese
根敦朱巴
Hanyu pinyin
gēndūn zhūbā

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Ü-Tsang
Place of death
Samzhubzê District
Occupation
writer
Position held
Dalai Lama
Religion
Kadam
Image
Gendun Drup, 1st Dalai Lama.jpg
Religious order
Gelug
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Commons category
Gendun Drup, 1st Dalai Lama
date of birth
1391-01-01
date of death
1474-01-01
worshipped by
Tibetan Buddhism
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to 1st Dalai Lama, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Tibetan name Tibetan དགེ་འདུན་གྲུབ་པ

Tibetan name Tibetanཔད་མ་རྡོ་རྗེ་

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