Sonam Gyatso accepted an invitation to meet with AltynKhan of the Tumet in Qinghai in 1578. At the meeting, Sonam Gyatso received the title of "Dalai" a Mongol word meaning "Ocean" and implying "Ocean of Wisdom." Sonam Gyatso then became the third Dalai lama.

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