The Imperial preceptor, or Dishi (simplified Chinese: 帝师; traditional Chinese: 帝師; pinyin: Dìshī, lit. "Teacher of the Emperor") was a high title and powerful post created by Kublai Khan, founder of the Yuan dynasty.^[1] It was established as part of Mongol patronage of Tibetan Buddhism. The title was originally created as the State preceptor or Guoshi ((simplified Chinese: 国师; traditional Chinese: 國師; pinyin: Guóshī, lit. "Teacher of the State") in 1260, the first year of Kublai Khan's enthronement. In that year he appointed the Sakya leader Drogön Chögyal Phagpa to this post and soon placed him in charge of all Buddhist clergy. In 1264, He founded the Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs and appointed Phagpa as the first director of this important new agency. The lama's duty was to administer Tibet and supervise Mongol relations with the Buddhist clergy. In 1269, Phagpa became Imperial preceptor (Dishi) when the tile was renamed. As Imperial preceptor, he was authorized to issue letters and proclamations to the temples and institutions of Tibet, and he advised the Emperor regarding official appointments in Tibet. This title existed until the end of the Yuan dynasty. Under Hongwu Emperor of the Ming dynasty that overthrew the Mongol Yuan dynasty, Yuan titles such as Imperial preceptor were revoked, replaced with titles of lessor status.

• Bureau of Buddhist and Tibetan Affairs
• Patron and priest relationship
• dpon-chen

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