The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six Centuries

Dalai Lama

Dalai Lama signifies the historical title of the Tibetan spiritual leader of the Gelug (youngest and most dominant) branch of Tibetan Buddhism. Gendrun Drup (1391-1474) was considered the first Dalai Lama. 

In the eighteenth century, Europeans began to link Prester John to the Dalai Lama. See this page's tagged texts to learn more. 

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