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2006-10-27 08:09:12 · 1 answers · asked by shrill alarmist, I'm sure 4 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

Tsongkhapa is not a method, but the founder of the Gelukpa sect.

2006-10-27 08:18:52 · update #1

Sista! All of this is true, but my question has to do specifically with tenet systems. I have been unable to find the answer through Google, etc. I know only some of the systems - cittamatrin (Mind Only), madhymika-prasingika (which is, from what I can gather, the Middle Way Consequence school and most likely attributed to Tsongkhapa) and that is all I know. Any and all comments will be appreciated. Thanks for what you have provided so far, Sista.
A Delphic Oracle - you are incorrect about Tsongkhapa being an exercise method and chakras don't flow. Prana, however, does.

2006-10-27 08:33:34 · update #2

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The Gelugs (yellow hats) tradition was founded by Tibetan teacher Je Tsongkhapa (1357-141). The basis is formed by the old Kadam lineage, but it in fact includes all other Tibetan traditions. For example; Tsongkhapa's main teacher was the Sakya teacher Rendawa.
Sonam Gyatso (1543-1588), received the title 'Dalai Lama' (Ocean of Wisdom) from the Mongol ruler Althan Khan in 1578. In 1642, the 5th. Dalai Lama became temporal and spiritual leader of Tibet by order of the Mongol ruler Gushri Khan. Although trained in all four schools, basically all Dalai Lamas were Gelug; one of the reasons that Gelug tradition is most widespread in Tibet. Note that the posthumously declared "First Dalai Lama" named Gedun Truppa (born 1391) was a disciple of Je Tsongkhapa.
Unlike what many people think, the Dalai Lamas are not the spiritual heads of the Gelugpa school; this is always the Gaden Tripa.
Some typical aspects of the Gelug tradition: emphasis on ethics and sound scholarship. Main Buddhist teachings are collected in the Lamrim presentation (not unlike the Lamdrey teachings of the Sakya). The Gelug introduced a scholarly title, Geshe, for a fully qualified and authoritative spiritual master.

2006-10-27 08:25:26 · answer #1 · answered by sista! 6 · 0 0

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