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Name:Pema Dorje (Gendun Drup)
Profession: Spiritual Leader
Life: 1391–1474
Gendun Drup is credited with being one of the founders of Buddhism and the first known Dali Lama of Tibet. It is amazing what he accomplished in such a short time even while having absolutely no real political power. He carried out a religion (better classified as a philosophy) that has lasted even through today. There are many translations and copies of his teachings, that very well apply to today society.