Gelug

Tsongkhapa was keen for his disciples to carry on his tantric teachings. Gyuto was established in 1433 by his disciple Gyu Sherab Sengge, followed by Gyume in 1474 by Gyuchen Kunga Dondrub, a disciple of Gyu Sherab Sengge. The main study at Gyume and Gyuto is of the tantric...

Based strictly on logic and scriptural references, Tsongkhapa radically re-interpreted almost everything in Buddhist philosophy, revising completely the understanding of Prasangika-Madhyamaka of his day, such as its teachings on cognition theory and voidness.

Blame for our karma is based on the misconceptions involved with grasping for a self-established “me,” whereas taking responsibility for our karma is based on correct understanding of voidness and dependent arising.

Kumbum Jampaling Monastery was founded in 1583 by the Third Dalai Lama in Amdo at the site where Tsongkhapa was born. Kumbum has four monastic colleges: the Debate College, Tantric College, Kalachakra College and Medical College.

Gelug Prasangika’s presentation of coarse disturbing emotions, which are based on grasping for a self-sufficiently knowable “me,” and the underlying subtle disturbing emotions, which are based solely on the automatically-arising grasping for self-established existence.

There are two major sets of mental obscurations: emotional obscurations and cognitive obscurations.

A summary of the main assertions unique to the Gelug tradition, concerning cognition theory, the Indian Buddhist tenet systems, karma, the three times, and many more.

To attain either liberation or enlightenment, we need to cognize correctly and decisively the two truths and the inseparable voidness of both.

The basic features of the Gelug presentation of the Chittamatra system according to the textbook tradition of the 16th-century master Jetsun Chokyi Gyaltsen, followed by Ganden Jangtse and Sera Je Monasteries.

The Gelug explanation of how all our problems come about because of confusion about appearances, how the mind makes appearances and what is arising and engaged with when we talk about mental activity.