Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism

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Buddhist tradition monastic order school of Tibetan Buddhism

The Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism is a major reformist tradition founded by Je Tsongkhapa, known for its strict monastic discipline, emphasis on philosophical study, and being the lineage of the Dalai Lamas.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism canonical	15
Gelug	5
Gelug school	3
Buddhism of the Gelug school	1
Drepung lineage	1
Ganden lineage	1
Ganden school	1
Gelug school of Buddhism	1
Gelugpa	1
Tibetan Gelugpa hierarchy (periodically)	1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist tradition ⓘ monastic order ⓘ school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
alternativeName	Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Ganden school Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Gelug Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ surface form: Gelugpa
associatedFigure	Dalai Lama ⓘ Ganden Tripa ⓘ Gyaltsab Je ⓘ Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ Khedrup Je ⓘ Panchen Lama ⓘ
coreTextAuthor	Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ
coreTextTradition	Lamrim Chenmo ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ surface form: Tibet
dateFounded	15th century ⓘ
emphasizesStudyOf	Abhidhamma Pitaka ⓘ surface form: Abhidharma Madhyamaka ⓘ surface form: Madhyamaka (middle way philosophy) perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) ⓘ surface form: Prajñāpāramitā Pramāṇa (epistemology and logic) ⓘ Vinaya ⓘ
foundedBy	Je Tsongkhapa ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	emphasis on monastic scholarship ⓘ emphasis on philosophical study ⓘ gradual path (Lamrim) presentation ⓘ integration of sutra and tantra ⓘ reformist tradition ⓘ strict monastic discipline ⓘ strong Vinaya observance ⓘ systematic study of Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ
hasSubtradition	Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Drepung lineage Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ganden lineage Sera lineage ⓘ
historicalRole	dominant political and religious force in Tibet from 17th to mid-20th century ⓘ
influenced	Tibetan government-in-exile ⓘ surface form: Tibetan government in Lhasa
leadershipTitle	Ganden Tripa ⓘ
lineageOf	Dalai Lama ⓘ surface form: Dalai Lamas
mainDoctrinalOrientation	Madhyamaka ⓘ
mainMonastery	Drepung Monastery ⓘ Ganden Monastery ⓘ Sera Monastery ⓘ Tashi Lhunpo Monastery ⓘ
mainPhilosophicalView	Madhyamaka ⓘ surface form: Prāsaṅgika-Madhyamaka
monasticCurriculum	five great texts of Buddhist philosophy ⓘ
parentTradition	Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
politicalAndSpiritualLeaderHistorically	Dalai Lama ⓘ
presentIn	Bhutan ⓘ China ⓘ India ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ Nepal ⓘ Russia (Buryatia, Kalmykia, Tuva) ⓘ Western countries ⓘ
primaryPractice	Lamrim meditation ⓘ monastic debate ⓘ
primaryTantricDeitySystems	Cakrasaṃvara ⓘ Guhyasamāja ⓘ Yamāntaka ⓘ
region	central Tibet ⓘ surface form: Central Tibet
religion	Buddhism ⓘ
ritualLanguage	Tibetan ⓘ surface form: Classical Tibetan
spiritualHeadTraditionally	Ganden Tripa ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dalai Lama → monasticOrder → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: 14th Dalai Lama

Tibetan Kangyur → usedBy → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug school

Kalmyk → religiousSchool → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Kalmyk people

Buryats → religiousTradition → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Gandantegchinlen Monastery → affiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Jokhang Temple → affiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Taktser, Amdo, Tibet → associatedWithReligion → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Tawang Monastery → order → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Monpa → followsBuddhistSchool → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug school

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → alternativeName → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → alternativeName → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelugpa

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → alternativeName → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganden school

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → hasSubtradition → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ganden lineage

Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism → hasSubtradition → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Drepung lineage

Tawang → monasteryAffiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Bogd Khan → religion → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug school of Buddhism

Republic of Buryatia → hasMajorReligionBranch → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Buddhism of the Gelug school

Diskit → BuddhistSchool → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Diskit Monastery

this entity surface form: Gelug

Diskit Monastery → affiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Diskit Monastery → founderAffiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Tibetan Buddhism → hasMajorSchool → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug

Tibetan Tengyur → usedBy → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Nyingma school → otherMajorSchools → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug school

Putuozongcheng Temple → denomination → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug

Oirat confederation (periodically) → alliedWith → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

subject surface form: Oirat confederation

this entity surface form: Tibetan Gelugpa hierarchy (periodically)

Kalmyk Khanate → religion → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Thiksey Monastery → BuddhistSchool → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Gelug

Thiksey Monastery → affiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Dzungar people → religiousAffiliation → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ

Tu → religiousSchool → Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ