22 Facts About Imperial Preceptor

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The role the Imperial Preceptor carried would later emerge in the Yuan dynasty and be largely influential to the Buddhist religion during Yuan rule.

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2.

Imperial Preceptor proclaimed himself Emperor of China in 1271 and subsequently conquered the Song dynasty.

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3.

Imperial Preceptor established his rule under the Mandate of Heaven, a Chinese political and religious doctrine used to justify emperorship over China.

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4.

Imperial Preceptor improved the Silk Road, created better infrastructure, circulated paper banknotes, and spread Mongol peace, leading to a prosperous and flourishing period.

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5.

The role of the Imperial Preceptor was to coordinate all of the Buddhist activities and establishments in the Yuan Empire and promoting Buddhism.

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6.

Imperial Preceptor advised the Emperor regarding official appointments in Tibet.

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7.

Imperial Preceptor was the fifth leader of the Sakya school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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8.

Imperial Preceptor gave up his position and passed it on to his brother in 1274.

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9.

Imperial Preceptor's death occurred in Shingkun and his post was passed on to his nephew and a son of Chakna Dorje.

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10.

Imperial Preceptor had a son with the latter, who died at the age of 5, this is why his part of the Khon family died out and the next Dishi or Sakya abbot were not part of the Khon lineage.

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11.

Imperial Preceptor held the post from 1291 until he died at the imperial court in 1303.

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12.

Imperial Preceptor was succeeded by the ex-abbot Jamyang Rinchen Gyaltsen.

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13.

Imperial Preceptor was the younger brother of Drakpa Odzer, who was the fifth Dishi of the Yuan dynasty.

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14.

Imperial Preceptor came from a very prominent aristocratic family called the Khon of Sakya.

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15.

Imperial Preceptor's father, Zangpo Pal, is the ruler of a monastery while his mother, Jomo Kunga Bumphulwa, was a widow of a Tibetan administrator.

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16.

Imperial Preceptor served under the title of the Imperial Preceptor from 1314 until his death.

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17.

Imperial Preceptor was the younger brother of the eighth Imperial Preceptor, Kunga Lotro Gyaltsen.

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18.

When Kunga Lotro Gyaltsen was the Imperial Preceptor, he divided up his siblings into four different groups, each of which lived in a different palace.

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19.

Imperial Preceptor had five children and one of them, Sonam Lotro, eventually became the thirteenth Imperial Preceptor, while another, Drakpa Gyaltsen, became a very powerful government official in Tibet.

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20.

Imperial Preceptor came up with several new religious rules and people followed them with respect.

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21.

Imperial Preceptor's father is the 10th Imperial Preceptor of the Yuan Dynasty, Kunga Lekpa Jungne Gyaltsen, while his mother came from an aristocratic family of the U-Tsang region, one of the three traditional provinces of Tibet.

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22.

When Zhu came to power and the Ming Dynasty was established, the role of the Imperial Preceptor was abolished, and their responsibilities and roles were divided.

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