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THE VISIT OF THE


Manchus. It was upon the solicitation of this ambitious man, that a Mongol Prince conquered Tibet and afterwards made a present of it to him."

2.—The list of the Dalai Lamas according to the 聖武記 as follows:—

1.—根敦珠巴, Kên-tun Chu-pa.

2.—根敦嘉穆錯 Kên-tun Chia-mu-tso (lived under the Ming Emperor Chêng Tê and from his time the Dalai Lamas are termed by Chinese Historians and the people: 活佛 Huo Fo).

3.—索諾木嘉穆錯 So-no-mu Chia-mu-tso (recognized by both Yellow and Red Sects.)

4.—雲丹嘉穆錯 Yünt-an Chin-mu-tso (of Mongolian offspring and through his Mongolian connections exercised a good influence on his tribe. It was said, that owing to his merits the Mongols in Mongolia proper and in 青海 were peaceful for more than 50 years after his death, brigandage and murders being unknown.)

5.—阿旺羅卜藏嘉穆錯 A-wang Lo-pu-tsang Chia-mu-tso, the one who visited Peking.

6.—伊喜嘉穆錯 I-hsi Chia-mu-tso proclaimed by Latsang Khan to be the reincarnation of the 5th Dalai Lama.

7.—噶爾藏嘉穆錯 Ka-êrh-tsang Chia-mu-tso, proclaimed by Mongolians as the genuine reincarnation of the 5th great Dalai Lama, and installed by Kang Hsi first in the 紅山寺 near 西寗府 then in 塔爾寺 and on request of the 土伯特 at last enthroned in Lhassa, 58th reigning year of K‘ang Hsi (1719.)

The complete list of these Grand Lamas is given in Waddell's "Buddhism in Thibet." It is to be noticed, that the designation "Dalai Lama" was first applied to the 5th in this list. The