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The 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso (Tibetan: བྱམས་སྤེལ་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: Jam Dpal Rgya Mtsho) (1758–1804) was recognized as the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang (Tob-rgyal Lha-ri 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.

Quick facts about Jamphel Gyatso

  • Full name: Jamphel Gyatso
  • Born: 1758-01-01
  • Known as: Author
  • Wikidata ID: Q25248

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Who is Jamphel Gyatso?

The 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso (Tibetan: བྱམས་སྤེལ་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: Jam Dpal Rgya Mtsho) (1758–1804) was recognized as the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang (Tob-rgyal Lha-ri 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..

What is Jamphel Gyatso known for?

The 8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso (Tibetan: བྱམས་སྤེལ་རྒྱ་མཚོ་, Wylie: Jam Dpal Rgya Mtsho) (1758–1804) was recognized as the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet. Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang (Tob-rgyal Lha-ri 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..

When was Jamphel Gyatso born?

Jamphel Gyatso was born on 1758-01-01.

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