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Drogön Chögyal Phagpa, one of the Five Sakya patriarchs, first Imperial Preceptor of the Yuan dynasty and vice-king of Tibet
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (Wylie: 'gro mgon chos rgyal 'phags pa, 1235 – 15 December 1280), was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the first Imperial Preceptor of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty, division of the Mongol Empire, and was concurrently named the director of the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs. Historical tradition remembers him as the first vice-ruler of Tibet under the Mongol Khagan as well as one of the Five Sakya patriarchs (Wylie: sa skya gong ma rnam lnga). Although this is historically disputed, he played an important political role.
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa sections
Intro Early life Entering the service of Kublai Khan The development of the Phagpa script Creation of the Sakya-Yuan administrative system Last years and death Cultural references See also Footnotes References
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Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (Wylie: 'gro mgon chos rgyal 'phags pa, 1235 – 15 December 1280), was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the first Imperial Preceptor of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty, division of the Mongol Empire, and was concurrently named the director of the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs. Historical tradition remembers him as the first vice-ruler of Tibet under the Mongol Khagan as well as one of the Five Sakya patriarchs (Wylie: sa skya gong ma rnam lnga). Although this is historically disputed, he played an important political role.
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa sections
Intro Early life Entering the service of Kublai Khan The development of the Phagpa script Creation of the Sakya-Yuan administrative system Last years and death Cultural references See also Footnotes References
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Drogön Chögyal Phagpa (Wylie: 'gro mgon chos rgyal 'phags pa, 1235 – 15 December 1280), was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism. He was also the first Imperial Preceptor of Kublai Khan's Yuan dynasty, division of the Mongol Empire, and was concurrently named the director of the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs. Historical tradition remembers him as the first vice-ruler of Tibet under the Mongol Khagan as well as one of the Five Sakya patriarchs (Wylie: sa skya gong ma rnam lnga). Although this is historically disputed, he played an important political role.
Drogön Chögyal Phagpa sections
Intro Early life Entering the service of Kublai Khan The development of the Phagpa script Creation of the Sakya-Yuan administrative system Last years and death Cultural references See also Footnotes References
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