Jamphel Gyatso (1758–1804) was the 8th Dalai Lama of Tibet.
Born in 1758 at Lhari Gang (Tob-rgyal Lha-ri Gang) in the Upper Ü-Tsang region of southwestern Tibet his father, Sonam Dhargye and mother, Phuntsok Wangmo, were originally from Kham.[1]
They were distant descendants of Dhrala Tsegyal, who was one of the major heroes of the Gesar epic.[2]
^Khetsun Sangpo Rinpoche. (1982). "Life and times of the Eighth to Twelfth Dalai Lamas." The Tibet Journal. Vol. VII Nos. 1 & 2. Spring/Summer 1982, p. 47.
^"The Eighth Dalai Lama JAMPHEL GYATSO" Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine
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