Gelug
Also known as Geluk
thumb|240px|An illustration of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder, and his two principal students (Kédrup and Gyeltsap) on his left and right with other lineage teachers and protectors of the Gelug tradition thumb|240px|14th Dalai Lama|The 14th Dalai Lama (center), the most influential figure of the contemporary Gelug tradition, at the 2003 [[Kalachakra ceremony, Bodhgaya (India)]]
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29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Tsongkhapa
- Early growth
- The Dalai Lamas and spread to Mongolia
- The rule of the Great Fifth
- 17 and 18th centuries
- The 19th century
- PRC era, diaspora and the West
- Teachings
- Steps of the path (''lam rim'')
- The schema of the three motivations
- Three main elements
- Reasoning and meditating on emptiness
- Vinaya
- Vajrayāna (Secret Mantra)
- Unique Oral lineage
- Study
- Main topics and texts
- Course of study
- Monasteries and lineage holders
- Monasteries
- Administration and lineage
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Citations
- Sources
- External links
thumb|240px|An illustration of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder, and his two principal students (Kédrup and Gyeltsap) on his left and right with other lineage teachers and protectors of the Gelug tradition thumb|240px|14th Dalai Lama|The 14th Dalai Lama (center), the most influential figure of the contemporary Gelug tradition, at the 2003 [[Kalachakra ceremony, Bodhgaya (India)]]
The Gelug (, also Geluk; 'virtuous') is the youngest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), a Tibetan philosopher, tantric yogi and lama and further expanded and developed by his disciples (such as Khedrup Je, Gyaltsap Je, Dulzin Drakpa Gyaltsen, and Gendün Drubpa).