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'''Gendün Drup''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun  grub'') (1391-1474) - Born in a simple nomadic family of Tsang, Gendün Drup will become an incredibly learned and realized master. He began studying in the [[Kadampa]] tradition but then followed the [[Gelugpa]] school after meeting with [[Tsongkhapa]] in 1415 in Central Tibet. He will be given the title of First Dalai Lama two centuries later.
'''Gendün Drup''' ([[Wyl.]] ''dge 'dun  grub'') (1391-1474) - Born into a simple nomadic family of Tsang, Gendün Drup would become an incredibly learned and realized master. He began studying in the [[Kadampa]] tradition but then, after meeting with [[Tsongkhapa]] in 1415 in Central Tibet, he followed the [[Gelugpa]] school. Two centuries later he would be given the title of ''First Dalai Lama''.


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Revision as of 20:36, 28 August 2008

Gendün Drup (Wyl. dge 'dun grub) (1391-1474) - Born into a simple nomadic family of Tsang, Gendün Drup would become an incredibly learned and realized master. He began studying in the Kadampa tradition but then, after meeting with Tsongkhapa in 1415 in Central Tibet, he followed the Gelugpa school. Two centuries later he would be given the title of First Dalai Lama.

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Further Reading

  • Gendun Drub, Bridging the Sutras and Tantra, translated by G.H. Mullin, Snow Lion, 1982