Sonam Chöphel
Desi Sönam Chöphel ( Tib . : sde srid bsod nams chos' phel ) or Sönam Rabten (* 1595 , † 1658 ) was an important scholar of the Gelug tradition of Buddhism in Tibet and a statesman. He was the first regent in Tibet from 1642 to 1658.
In the youth of the 5th Dalai Lama he sought help from the Mongolian military leader Gushri Khan to end the persecution of the Gelugpa sect of the Dalai Lama and thus established the leading position of this order in Tibet.
See also
literature
- Lindsay McCune: Tales of Intrigue from Tibet's Holy City: The Historical Underpinnings of a Modern Buddhist Crisis (PDF; 553 kB). 2007, excerpts
Web links
- Xizang tongshi jianbian: Wu shi Dalai Lama Awang Luosang Jiacuo de shiji (The Fifth Dalai Lama Ngawang Lobsang Gyatsho) - Chinese
- Wang Sen 王森: Xizang Fojiao fazhan shilüe (Brief History of the Development of Tibetan Buddhism) - Online Excerpt - Chinese
References and footnotes
- ↑ Chinese 索南 群 培 , Pinyin Suonan Qunpei
- ↑ Chinese 索南 饶 登 , Pinyin Suonan Raodeng
- ↑ Ngawang Lobsang Gyatsho (1617–1682)
| Sönam Chöphel (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Suonan Qunpei 索南 群 培 , Suonan Raodeng 索南 饶 登 , Sönam Rapten, Sonam Rapten |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sonam Chöphel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | sde srid bsod nams chos' phel; Sonam Rabten |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Regent of Tibet (1642-1658) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1595 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1658 |