在噶当派纳塘寺出家并修学的根敦珠后来成为宗喀巴的亲传弟子。根敦珠推动了当时新兴起的格鲁派在后藏的传播。他于1447年创建了扎什伦布寺并担任该寺第一位法台直至1484年。根敦珠是被追认的第一世达赖喇嘛,也就是首次拥有达赖喇嘛的尊号的第三世达赖喇嘛索南嘉措的前世。
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