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[[Image:Tsongkhapa.JPG|thumb|[[Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa]]]] | [[Image:Tsongkhapa.JPG|thumb|[[Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa]]]] | ||
'''Gelug''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge lugs'') — one of the [[four schools|four main traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. The latest of the [[Sarma]] schools founded by [[Tsongkhapa]] in the 15th century on the basis of the [[Kadampa]] tradition. | '''Gelug''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge lugs'') — one of the [[four schools|four main traditions]] of [[Tibetan Buddhism]]. The latest of the [[Sarma]] schools founded by [[Tsongkhapa]] in the 15th century on the basis of the [[Kadampa]] tradition. Quickly spreading through the activity of Tsongkhapa's many illustrious disciples, it eventually became the dominant school in Tibet. | ||
==Further Reading== | ==Further Reading== | ||
*[[Ling Rinpoche]], 'The dGe-lugs Tradition of Buddhism in Tibet', ''Tibet Journal'' Vol. IV, No. 1, 1979, pp. 3-6 | |||
*[[Ringu Tulku]], ''The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great'' (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2006), pages 123-127 & 164-166. | *[[Ringu Tulku]], ''The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great'' (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2006), pages 123-127 & 164-166. | ||
Revision as of 19:22, 17 October 2011
Gelug (Wyl. dge lugs) — one of the four main traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. The latest of the Sarma schools founded by Tsongkhapa in the 15th century on the basis of the Kadampa tradition. Quickly spreading through the activity of Tsongkhapa's many illustrious disciples, it eventually became the dominant school in Tibet.
Further Reading
- Ling Rinpoche, 'The dGe-lugs Tradition of Buddhism in Tibet', Tibet Journal Vol. IV, No. 1, 1979, pp. 3-6
- Ringu Tulku, The Ri-me Philosophy of Jamgön Kongtrul the Great (Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, 2006), pages 123-127 & 164-166.