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Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama

Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama

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Sönam Choklang (1439–1504) was a Tibetan Buddhist religious leader. He was from Tsang Province. He was posthumously recognised as the second Panchen Lama.[1]

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He founded Wensa Monastery in Tsang, a Gelug hermitage known for the Wensa Nyengyu teachings.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Schwieger, Peter (2015). The Dalai Lama and the Emperor of China: A Political History of the Tibetan Institution of Reincarnation. Columbia University Press. p. 24. ISBN 9780231538602.
  2. [2]
    "Wensa Monastery". The Treasury of Lives. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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