7th Dalai Lama
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Kelzang Gyatso (Wylie: bskal bzang rgya mtsho; 1708–1757), also spelled Kalzang Gyatso, Kelsang Gyatso and Kezang Gyatso, was the 7th Dalai Lama of Tibet, recognized as the true incarnation of the 6th Dalai Lama, and enthroned after a pretender was deposed.
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Title | 7th Dalai Lama | ||||||
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Born | 1708 | ||||||
Died | 1757 (aged 48–49) | ||||||
Religion | Tibetan Buddhism, Gelug school | ||||||
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Period in office | 1720–1757 | ||||||
Predecessor | Tsangyang Gyatso | ||||||
Successor | Jamphel Gyatso | ||||||
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Chinese | 格桑嘉措 | ||||||
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Tibetan | བསྐལ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་ | ||||||
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The Seventh Dalai Lama was a great scholar, a prolific writer and poet. His collected works run seven volumes and contain numerous commentaries, liturgical works as well as many religious poems.[1]