TIBET, 17TH-18TH CENTURY

The Great Fifth Dalai Lama, Ngawang Losang Gyatso (1617-82), is one of the most remarkable characters in Tibetan history. He was a capable statesman, author of numerous books, and an accomplished yogic practitioner. Although trained by Gelugpa clerics, he had a strong affinity for teachings of the Nyingmapa lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.