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Third Dalai Lama
Third Dalai Lama
 
Third Dalai Lama
Third Dalai Lama
 

Third Dalai Lama

CHINA, Tibet; Qing dynasty (1644–1911), dated 1736–1795; Color on cloth; 76 x 50.5 cm; Palace Museum, Beijing, China
In 1577, at the invitation of Altan Khan (reigned 1531-1582), Sonam Gyatso, the abbot of Drepung Monastery, traveled to Mongolia. He propagated Gelug school teachings and established Buddhism as the state religion. Altan Khan gave him the title Dalai Lama
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