He was recognised as the Eleventh Dalai Lama in 1840, having come from the same village as Kelzang Gyatso, the seventh Dalai Lama, had in 1708. In 1841, Palden Tenpai Nyima, 7th Panchen Lama, gave him the pre-novice ordination, cut his hair and gave him the name Khedrup Gyatso.[1]
In 1842, he was enthroned in the Potala Palace and, in 1849, at the age of eleven, he took the novice vows of monkhood from Palden Tenpai Nyima, 7th Panchen Lama[2][need quotation to verify]
He was enthroned on 25 May 1842 and assumed full power on the request of his government on 1 March 1855. However, he died less than one year later, thus becoming the third successive Dalai Lama who died at too young an age to consolidate his power.
"During the period of the short-lived Dalai Lamas—from the Ninth to the Twelfth incarnations—the Panchen was the lama of the hour, filling the void left by the four Dalai Lamas who died in their youth."[3]
He wrote a book of stanzas, Story of the Monkeys and Birds (Bya sprel gyi gtam-rgyud). It is an allegory of the war at the end of the 18th century between the Tibetans and the Gurkhas ('birds' and 'monkeys' respectively).[4]
During the life of Khedrup Gyatso, wars over Ladakh weakened the lamas' power over the Tibetan Plateau and the First and Second Opium Wars as well as the Taiping Rebellion simultaneously weakened Qing Empire's influence on Tibet. In the last years of his reign the Nepalese invaded Tibet, but were defeated in the Nepalese-Tibetan War (1855–1856).
He died suddenly in the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet, on 31 January 1856.
Referencesedit
^ ab. The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche. (1982). "Life and times of the Eighth to Twelfth Dalai Lamas." The Tibet Journal. Vol. VII Nos. 1 & 2. Spring/Summer 1982, p. 50.
^The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation, p. 175. Glenn H. Mullin. Clear Light Publishers. Santa Fe, New Mexico. ISBN1-57416-092-3.
Mullin, Glenn H. (2001). The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation, pp. 361–367. Clear Light Publishers. Santa Fe, New Mexico. ISBN1-57416-092-3.
11th, dalai, lama, khedrup, gyatso, november, 1838, january, 1856, tibet, khedruptitlepersonalborn, 1838, november, 1838gathar, kham, tibet, qing, empiredied31, january, 1856, 1856, aged, lhasa, tibet, qing, empirereligiontibetan, buddhismsenior, postingperiod. Khedrup Gyatso 1 November 1838 31 January 1856 was the 11th Dalai Lama of Tibet 1 KhedrupTitle11th Dalai LamaPersonalBorn 1838 11 01 1 November 1838Gathar Kham Tibet Qing EmpireDied31 January 1856 1856 01 31 aged 17 Lhasa Tibet Qing EmpireReligionTibetan BuddhismSenior postingPeriod in office1842 1856PredecessorTsultrim GyatsoSuccessorTrinley GyatsoChinese nameChinese凱珠嘉措TranscriptionsTibetan nameTibetanམཁས ག བ ར མཚ TranscriptionsWyliemkhas grub rgya mtshoTibetan PinyinKaichub GyacoLhasa IPA kʰɛtʂup catsʰɔ He was recognised as the Eleventh Dalai Lama in 1840 having come from the same village as Kelzang Gyatso the seventh Dalai Lama had in 1708 In 1841 Palden Tenpai Nyima 7th Panchen Lama gave him the pre novice ordination cut his hair and gave him the name Khedrup Gyatso 1 In 1842 he was enthroned in the Potala Palace and in 1849 at the age of eleven he took the novice vows of monkhood from Palden Tenpai Nyima 7th Panchen Lama 2 need quotation to verify He was enthroned on 25 May 1842 and assumed full power on the request of his government on 1 March 1855 However he died less than one year later thus becoming the third successive Dalai Lama who died at too young an age to consolidate his power During the period of the short lived Dalai Lamas from the Ninth to the Twelfth incarnations the Panchen was the lama of the hour filling the void left by the four Dalai Lamas who died in their youth 3 He wrote a book of stanzas Story of the Monkeys and Birds Bya sprel gyi gtam rgyud It is an allegory of the war at the end of the 18th century between the Tibetans and the Gurkhas birds and monkeys respectively 4 During the life of Khedrup Gyatso wars over Ladakh weakened the lamas power over the Tibetan Plateau and the First and Second Opium Wars as well as the Taiping Rebellion simultaneously weakened Qing Empire s influence on Tibet In the last years of his reign the Nepalese invaded Tibet but were defeated in the Nepalese Tibetan War 1855 1856 He died suddenly in the Potala Palace Lhasa Tibet on 31 January 1856 References edit a b His Holiness the Eleventh Dalai Lama Khedrup Gyatso The Office of His Holiness The Dalai Lama Archived from the original on 30 August 2012 Retrieved 16 July 2012 Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche 1982 Life and times of the Eighth to Twelfth Dalai Lamas The Tibet Journal Vol VII Nos 1 amp 2 Spring Summer 1982 p 50 The Fourteen Dalai Lamas A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation p 175 Glenn H Mullin Clear Light Publishers Santa Fe New Mexico ISBN 1 57416 092 3 Stein R A 1972 Tibetan Civilization p 269 Stanford University Press ISBN 0 8047 0806 1 cloth ISBN 0 8047 0901 7 pbk Further reading editMullin Glenn H 2001 The Fourteen Dalai Lamas A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation pp 361 367 Clear Light Publishers Santa Fe New Mexico ISBN 1 57416 092 3 Buddhist titlesPreceded byTsultrim Gyatso Dalai Lama1842 1856Recognized in 1841 Succeeded byTrinley Gyatso Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 11th Dalai Lama amp oldid 1149337984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
