Gyeltsab Darma Rinchen

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Gyaltsab Je (1364-1432)

Gyeltsab Darma Rinchen (rgyal tshab dar ma rin chen) (1364 – 1432), a.k.a Gyaltsab Je (rgyal tshab rje), was a famous student of Je Tsongkhapa who became the first Ganden Tripa (throne holder) of the Gelug tradition after Je Tsongkhapa's death. He also studied with Rendawa Zhonnu Lodro (red mda' ba gzhon nu blo gros, 1349–1412).

He was a prolific writer; one of his most famous texts is a commentary of Shantideva's Bodhisattvacaryavatara.[1] Lodrö Tenpa, the seventh Ganden Tripa, was his student.[2]

He was born in the Tsang province of central Tibet.

Notes

  1. ↑ Gardner, Alexander (August 2010). "Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 
  2. ↑ Chhosphel, Samten (August 2010). "The Seventh Ganden Tripa, Lodro Tenpa". The Treasury of Lives: Biographies of Himalayan Religious Masters. Retrieved 2013-08-18. 

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