8th Dalai Lama
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Born | Tibet |
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Died | Tibet |
1804 | |
Tibet | |
Successor | 9th Dalai Lama |
Predecessor | 7th Dalai Lama |
Date of birth | January 1,1758 |
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ID | 582708 |
8th Dalai Lama Life story
Jamphel Gyatso was the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang in the Upper Ü-Tsang region of southwestern Tibet his father, Sonam Dhargye and mother, Phuntsok Wangmo, were originally from Kham. They were distant descendants of Dhrala Tsegyal, who was one of the major heroes of the Gesar epic.