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+ | [[Gelug-pa]] : Lit. a [[virtuous]] one. A member of the School of [[Tibetan]] Bsm. founded in the fourteenth century by [[Tsong-kha-pa]] (q.v.) as a reformed school of the earlier [[Kah-dam-pa]] founded by [[Atisha]] in the eleventh century. On {{Wiki|ceremonial}} occasions its higher ranks of [[lamas]] wear [[yellow hats]], whereas the remaining Schools | ||
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+ | continue to wear [[red]] head-dress. The famous [[monasteries]] of [[Drepung]], [[Sera]] and [[Ganden]] belong to this School, as do the [[Dalai Lama]] and [[Panchen Lama]]. Its members are [[celibate]]. (See [[Tibetan Buddhism]], Schools of.) | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:57, 15 November 2020
Gelug-pa : Lit. a virtuous one. A member of the School of Tibetan Bsm. founded in the fourteenth century by Tsong-kha-pa (q.v.) as a reformed school of the earlier Kah-dam-pa founded by Atisha in the eleventh century. On ceremonial occasions its higher ranks of lamas wear yellow hats, whereas the remaining Schools
continue to wear red head-dress. The famous monasteries of Drepung, Sera and Ganden belong to this School, as do the Dalai Lama and Panchen Lama. Its members are celibate. (See Tibetan Buddhism, Schools of.)