Kelzang Gyatso, 7th Dalai Lama
From Buddhist Encyclopedia
Kelzang Gyatso (Wylie: Bskal-bzang Rgya-mtsho) (1708 – 1757), also spelled Kelsang Gyatso and Kezang Gyatso, was the 7th Dalai Lama of Tibet. He was born in Litang of Eastern Tibet, in the present-day Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of present-day Sichuan province, and recognized as the new reincarnation thanks to a poem of the 6th Dalai Lama in which he said "After going to Litang I would not be late in returning."
Whilst a boy, Kelzang Gyatso demonstrated himself a prodigy of profound wisdom. Kelzang Gyatso became famous for his ability to spontaneously compose verse. Inspired by a sambhogakaya vision of the poet-monk Tsongkhapa, Kelzang Gyatso (whilst a youth), travelled to central Tibet where he gave a sermon before thousands of people.
Kelzang Gyatso was installed as the seventh Dalai Lama in 1751.
References
- http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/G/GyatsoKelsan/index.htm (accessed: Tuesday January 16, 2007)
