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| | Karmapa website - Buddhism - The Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism |
 | | It was founded by the Tibetan master, Je Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa (1357-1419), otherwise known as Je Rinpoche. |
 | | At the age of sixty, Je Tsongkhapa passed away (on the 25th day of the 10th Tibetan month) empowering Gyaltsap Dharma Rinche or Gyaltsap Je as his regent to succeed his throne in Ganden; this tradition of throne-holder still continues today. |
 | | Gyüme, the Lower Tantric College, was founded by Je Sherab Senge, a student of Tsongkhapa, in 1440 C.E. Gyütö, the Upper Tantric College, was founded by Gyuchen Kunga Dhöndrup, a student of Tsongkhapa, in 1474 C.E. Thousands of monks studied and received tantric trainings at these monastic colleges. |
| www.kagyuoffice.org /buddhism.geluk.html (1323 words) |
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