The Sad Story of the Sixth Dalai Lama
The Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso (1683–1706) didn't want the job. He was enthroned as the Dalai Lama at age 16, but he wanted only to be a teenager.
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The Sixth Dalai Lama, Tsangyang Gyatso (1683–1706) didn't want the job. He was enthroned as the Dalai Lama at age 16, but he wanted only to be a teenager.
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