tsong kha pa

ཙོང་ཁ་པ་

Tsongkhapa(1357 - 1419) 

Born in:

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tsong kha (Amdo)

Tibetan date of birth:

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Year of the Female Fire Bird, 6^th sexagenary cycle.

Tibetan date of passing:

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^th day, ^th month, Year of the Female Earth Pig, 7^th sexagenary cycle.

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Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa was one of the most influential Tibetan Buddhist scholars of the last millennium. Born in Amdo, he travelled to U-Tsang in his youth, never to return to his homeland. In U-Tsang he studied with numerous teachers of all traditions and engaged in many retreats resulting in his development of a fresh interpretation of Nāgārjuna's Madhyamaka view and a reinvigoration of the monastic Vinaya. Widely regarded as an emanation of Mañjuśrī, Tsongkhapa composed eighteen volumes of works of which the majority dealt with tantric subjects. He was the founder of Ganden Monastery, which became the central monastery of the Geluk tradition that was founded on his teachings and writings.

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