Gelug

The four Tibetan traditions have much in common, with most of the differences coming down to their interpretations of cognition theory, voidness when cognized conceptually or non-conceptually, and the methods for attaining non-conceptual cognition of voidness.

An overview of the two general positions regarding the main points of cognition theory of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.

Liberated beings (arhats) have attained a true stopping of all the emotional obscurations, but their mental continuums still contain the cognitive obscurations.

Ganden Nampar Gyalweling Monastery was founded in 1409 by Tsongkhapa, who named the monastery Ganden, Tushita in Sanskrit, after the pure land realm of the future Buddha, Maitreya. Since its founding, Ganden has been the seat of the Ganden Tripa, the Holder of the Golden...

Grasping for truly established existence entails both projecting an appearance of such an impossible mode of existence and believing it corresponds to reality. Dormant grasping for it occurs when one or both aspects of grasping are not manifest.

The Gelug interpretation of the issue of existent phenomena as validly knowable.

Working with Buddha-family traits entails both quieting down to recognize the traits that have always been there, as well as stimulating them to grow.

The discussion of Buddha-nature appears only among the Mahayana schools and each of them interprets Buddha-nature differently.

Labrang Tashikyil Monastery was founded in 1710 in Amdo. It has always had a strong connection with the Mongols, and many lineages, such as that of Kalachakra, were transmitted from here to the monasteries of Mongolia.

A detailed analysis of how to understand the networks of “pure-builder positive force” and “pure-builder deep awareness.”