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The 5th Dalai Lama and his government moved into the Potrang Karpo – the White Palace – in 1649. The initial phase of construction continued until 1694, some twelve years after the 5th Dalai Lama's death, which was kept secret from the general public for that length of time.
Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (T. Ngag dbang blo bzang rgya mtsho ངག་དབང་བློ་བཟང་རྒྱ་མཚོ་) (1617–1682) was the 5th Dalai Lama and the first Dalai Lama to wield effective temporal and spiritual power over all Tibet. He is often referred to simply as the Great Fifth, being a key religious and temporal ...
The Dalai Lama is considered to be the successor in a line of tulkus who are believed to be incarnations of Avalokiteśvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion. Since the time of the 5th Dalai Lama in the 17th century, the Dalai Lama has been a symbol of unification of the state of Tibet.
“The 5th Dalai Lama, known to Tibetan history simply as the ‘Great Fifth,’ is renowned as the leader under whom Tibet was unified in 1642 in the wake of bitter civil war.
The Fifth Dalai Lama is known for unifying Tibet under the control of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, after defeating the rival Kagyupa sect and a secular ruler, the prince of Tsang, during a prolonged civil war. He accomplished this by requesting the aid of Gushi Khan, a powerful Mongol military leader.
The Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobzang Gyatso. CITE. Scenes from the Life of the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682) An eighteenth century painting of The Fifth Dalai Lama pictured with major scenes from his life. The Seventh Dalai Lama with previous incarnations.
The Fifth Dalai Lama is known for unifying Tibet under the control of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, after defeating the rival Kagyu school and a secular ruler, the prince of Tsan \ atse .
