sonam rapten
Regent in Tibet under Gushi Khan rule (1595-1658) · Politicians · Died at 63
Sönam Rapten, initially known as Gyalé Chödze and later on as Sönam Chöpel, was born in the Tholung valley in the Central Tibetan province of Ü. He started off as a monk-administrator of the Ganden Phodrang, the early Dalai Lamas' residence at Drepung Monastery, outside Lhasa, Tibet.
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Sonam Rapten (bsod nams rab brtan), from a mural at Samye Monastery, Tibet. Photo: F. Pommaret 2005
Gushri Khan and Sonam Rapten. From a mural at the Jokhang Temple, Lhasa. Photo: Brian J. McMorrow
Sonam Rabten and Gushri Khan sitting at a teaching most likely being given by the Fifth Dalai Lama. From a mural at the Potala Palace, Lhasa, Tibet.About this person
From around or before the age of 20 he became the Treasurer and the "Chagdzo" of the Fourth (1589-1617) and, subsequently, the Fifth Dalai Lama (1617-1682). He presided as the most senior official of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism for over 40 years.
