Gelug

The primary connotation of “ngondro” is preparation. These practices are absolutely essential preparation for undertaking and sustaining our “spiritual journey.”

Svatantrika and Prasangika are two divisions of the Madhyamaka tenet system, but according to the Gelugpa presentation, Svatantrika asserts self-established (inherent) existence, while Prasangika refutes it.

A question-and-answer session between Dr. Alexander Berzin and Tsenshap Serkong Rinpoche II on the Prasangika view of voidness according to the Gelugpa and Nyingma assertions.

An outline of the main points of the relationships with objects in the context of the cognition theory found in the Sautrantika system according to the Gelug presentation.

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 Tibetan monastic tradition of wearing yellow hats began with the revival of the monk ordination in the 11th century and was later adopted by the Gelug tradition as a symbol of renewed monastic purity.

Tsongkhapa was a revolutionary reformer who reinterpreted and clarified many of the key Buddhist teachings, especially concerning the assertions of the Prasangika tenet system concerning voidness, the two truths, the two obscurations and cognition theory.

Learn more detail of how Tsongkhapa gained his great qualities and how he was able to reform and revitalize Buddhism in Tibet.

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.”