Tsongkhapa

Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 CE): scholar-reformer and founder of the Gelug school, whose monastic universities shaped later Tibetan government.

Tibetan

Overview

Born in Amdo, Tsongkhapa stressed monastic discipline and rigorous philosophical study. Ganden monastery was founded in 1409, and Drepung and Sera followed soon after through his disciples. The Gelug network became the institutional base for the Dalai Lamas.

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