Dalai Lama Incarnation Line

His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso

Dalai Lama (Wyl. ta lai bla ma) Incarnation Line —

Previous Incarnations

• Root incarnation: Avalokiteshvara
• King Könchok Wang, in India
• King Songtsen Gampo
• Dromtönpa Gyalwé Jungné (1005-1064)
• Sachen Kunga Nyingpo (1092-1158)
• Chögyal Pakpa (1235-1280)

The Dalai Lamas

1. Gendün Drup (1391–1474)
2. Gendün Gyatso (1475–1542)
3. Sonam Gyatso (1543–1588)
4. Yönten Gyatso (1589–1616)
5. Lobzang Gyatso (1617–1682)
6. Tsangyang Gyatso (1683–1706)
7. Kalzang Gyatso (1708–1757)
8. Jampal Gyatso (1758–1804)
9. Lungtok Gyatso (1806–1815)
10. Tsultrim Gyatso (1816–1837)
11. Khedrup Gyatso (1838–1856)
12. Trinlé Gyatso (1857–1875)
13. Thupten Gyatso (1876–1933)
14. Tenzin Gyatso (1935–present)

Further Reading

• Martin Brauen (ed.), The Dalai Lamas: A Visual History, Serindia, 2005
• Thomas Laird, The History of Tibet—Conversations with the Dalai Lama (London: Atlantic Books, 2006).
• Glenn Mullin, Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation, Clear Light, 2008. ISBN 1574160923

External Links

• The Dalai Lamas of Tibet outline page at Himalayan Art Resources
• The Fourteen Dalai Lamas' Biographies on the Fourteenth Dalai Lama's Official Website