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'''Sharpa Chöjé''' ([[Wyl.]] shar pa chos rje) refers to a former abbot of [[Gyütö]] Higher Tantric College, who is appointed, in alternation with the [[Jangtsé Chöjé]], as [[Ganden Tripa]], the Throneholder of [[Ganden Monastery]] and head of the [[Gelug]] tradition.
'''Sharpa Chöjé''' (Tib. ཤར་པ་ཆོས་རྗེ་, [[Wyl.]] ''shar pa chos rje'') is one of the most important positions in the [[Gelug]] tradition, and is held by a former abbot of [[Gyütö]] Higher Tantric College. The Sharpa Chöjé goes on to be appointed, in alternation with the [[Jangtsé Chöjé]], as [[Ganden Tripa]], the Throneholder of [[Ganden Monastery]] and overall head of the [[Gelug]] tradition.


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Latest revision as of 21:14, 6 June 2019

Sharpa Chöjé (Tib. ཤར་པ་ཆོས་རྗེ་, Wyl. shar pa chos rje) is one of the most important positions in the Gelug tradition, and is held by a former abbot of Gyütö Higher Tantric College. The Sharpa Chöjé goes on to be appointed, in alternation with the Jangtsé Chöjé, as Ganden Tripa, the Throneholder of Ganden Monastery and overall head of the Gelug tradition.