9th Dalai Lama

9th Dalai Lama, Lungtok Gyatso
TitleHis Holiness the 9th Dalai Lama
Personal
Born(1805-12-01)1 December 1805
Dan Chokhor, Kham, Tibet
Died6 March 1815(1815-03-06) (aged 9)
Ü-Tsang, Tibet
ReligionTibetan Buddhism
Parents
  • Tendzin Chokyong (father)
  • Dondrub Dolma (mother)
Senior posting
Period in office1810–1815
Predecessor8th Dalai Lama, Jamphel Gyatso
Successor10th Dalai Lama, Tsultrim Gyatso
Chinese name
Chinese隆朵嘉措
Transcriptions
Tibetan name
Tibetanལུང་རྟོགས་རྒྱ་མཚོ་
Transcriptions
Wylielung rtogs rgya mtsho
Tibetan PinyinLungdog Gyaco
Lhasa IPA[luŋtok catsʰɔ]

The 9th Dalai Lama, Lungtok Gyatso (full given name Lobzang Tenpai Wangchuk Lungtok Gyatso, also spelled Lungtog Gyatso and Luntok Gyatso; 1 December 1805 – 6 March 1815), was recognized as the 9th Dalai Lama of Tibet. He was the first and the youngest Dalai Lama among four successive Dalai Lamas whom succumbed to illnesses before reaching twenty-two years of age.