The Panchen Lama Reincarnation Lineage

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The Panchen Lama Reincarnation Lineage

The first in this Reincarnation Lineage was Khendup Geleg Namgyal Pelsang a student of Je Tsongkapa. Only later when the fourth Dalai Lama gave his teacher Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen the title "Panchen Lama" was this Reincarnation lineage officially established. For this reason two numbering systems of the Panchen Lama Lineage exist.

1. Khendup Geleg Namgyal Pelsang
(student of Je Tsongkapa)
(1385-1438)
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2. Sonam Chöki Lanpo
(1439-1504)
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3. Logsang Dondrup
(1505-1566)
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4. (1.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Chökyi Gyaltsen
(1570-1662)
(the title Panchen Lama was given to this
incarnation lineage by the 4th Dalai Lama)
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5. (2.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Yeshe
(1663-1737)
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6. (3.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Palden Yeshe
(1738-1780)
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7. (4.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Tenpe Nyima
(1782-1853)
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8. (5.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Palden Chöki Dragpa Tenpe Wangchuk
(1855-1882)
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9. (6.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Chöki Nyima Geleg Namgyal
(1883-1937)
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10. (7.) Panchen Lama
Lobsang Trinley Lhudup Chökyi Gyaltsen
(1938-1989)
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11. (8.) Panchen Lama
Tenzin Gendün Yeshe Tinle Phuntsog
(25th April 1989- )

(world's youngest political prisoner)

The Panchen Lamas are considered to be emanations of Buddha Amitabha.

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