Ganden Monastery
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Ganden Monastery (T. dga' ldan དགའ་ལྡན་). The great Gelug monastery founded by Je Tsongkhapa in 1409 outside of Lhasa. The abbot of the monastery is the Ganden Tripa, the head of the Gelug tradition. Following Tsongkhapa, the first abbots were Tsongkhapa's foremost disciples Gyeltsab Darma Rinchen and Khedrup Gelek Palzang.
The monastery consists of two colleges: Ganden Shartse and Ganden Jangtse.
Along with Sera and Drepung, Ganden Monastery is one of the three main Gelug monasteries of central Tibet.
External links
Ganden Monastery, Treasury of Lives
- Brief History of Ganden Monastery by Alexander Berzin
Ganden Monastery, Rigpa Shedra Wiki
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