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Encyclopedia: Dalai Lama |
 | | Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama was the head of the Tibetan government, controlling a large portion of the country from the capital Lhasa. |
 | | The Dalai Lama is often thought to be the head of the Gelug school, but this position officially belongs to the Ganden Tripa (dga' ldan khri pa) (Holder of the Throne of Ganden [dga' ldan], the first monastery established by Tsongkhapa (Btsong-ka-pa), founder of the Gelug). |
 | | Tsangyang Gyatso, (Wylie transliteration: Tshang dbyang Rgya mtsho), (1683 â November 15, 1706) was the sixth Dalai Lama. |
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