Lobsang Pelden Tenpe Dronme (, ) (born 1890 in

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- died March 4, 1957 in

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) was a clergyman of the

Gelug School 240px, The 14th Dalai Lama (center), the most influential figure of the contemporary Gelug tradition, at the 2003 Bodhgaya (India). The Gelug (, also Geluk; "virtuous")Kay, David N. (2007). ''Tibetan and Zen Buddhism in Britain: Transplantati ...

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and the 7th

Changkya Khutukhtu The Changkya Khutukhtu (Chakhar Mongolian: ''Janggiy-a qutuγ-tu'', Khalkha Mongolian: Зангиа Хутагт ''Zangia Khutagt''; Tibetan: ལྕང་སྐྱ་ཧོ་ཐོག་ཐུ།, ''lcang-skya ho-thog-thu''; Chinese: 章嘉呼圖 ...

. He was the highest person of Tibetan Buddhism in

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and the fourth highest lamas of Tibetan Buddhism in general. He supported the Kuomintang and accompanied the

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Government to

after the

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in 1949. He was awarded titles by the

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and also received living expenses until his death.Introduction to Master Zangjia
/ref> After his death, his residence in Taipei was converted in February 1993 into the

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, which includes a memorial to him.

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