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Encyclopedia > Gedun Drub, 1st Dalai Lama

Gedun Drub (Wylie transliteration: Dge-'dun-grub), also spelled Gendun Drub and Gedun Drup (13911474) is retrospectively considered to be the first in the line of reincarnated Dalai Lamas of Tibet. Gedun Drub was a student of Tsongkhapa (Btsong-ka-pa). The Wylie transliteration scheme is a method for transliterating the Tibetan alphabet using the keys on a typical English language typewriter. ... Events Many Jews left Barcelona after the 1391 massacres, though a large number remained in the city. ... Events December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. ... The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-lai bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. ... Tibet (Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, pinyin: Xīzàng; older spelling Thibet) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Je Tsongkhapa (Btsong-kha-pa) in the fifth vison of Khedrub Jey (Mkhas-grub) // The Geluk (Dge-lugs) School Tsongkhapa (Wylie transliteration: Btsong-kha-pa) (1357 - 1419) , whose name means The Man from Onion Valley, also known as Je Rinpoche (Rje Rin-bo-che) and by his ordained name Lobsang...


Gedun Drub was born in a cowshed as the son of nomadic tribespeople, and raised as a shepherd until the age of seven. After this he was placed in Nartang (Nar-thang) monastery, and by the middle of his life he had become one of the most esteemed scholar-saints in the country. Buddhist monastery near Tibet A monastery is the habitation of monks. ...


Some of the most famous texts Gedun Drub wrote were:

  • Sunlight on the Path to Freedom, a commentary on Abhidharma-kosha
  • Crushing the Forces of Evil to Dust, an epic poem on the life and liberating deeds of Buddha Shakyamuni
  • Song of the Eastern Snow Mountain, a poem dedicated to Je Tsongkhapa (Btsong-ka-pa)

Glenn Mullin's collection of translations of Gedun Drub's commentaries is a good start to learning more about the prolific writings and teachings of this important Tibetan Buddhist teacher. Standing Buddha, ancient region of Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhārtha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he later became... Je Tsongkhapa (Btsong-kha-pa) in the fifth vison of Khedrub Jey (Mkhas-grub) // The Geluk (Dge-lugs) School Tsongkhapa (Wylie transliteration: Btsong-kha-pa) (1357 - 1419) , whose name means The Man from Onion Valley, also known as Je Rinpoche (Rje Rin-bo-che) and by his ordained name Lobsang...



Preceded by:
beginning of the line
Reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
Succeeded by:
Gedun Gyatso


The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-lai bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. ... Gedun Gyatso Palzangpo (Wylie transliteration: Dge-dun Rgya-mtsho), also Gendun Gyatso and sometimes Gednun Gyatso (Sublimely Glorious Ocean of Spiritual Aspirants, layname: Yonten Phuntsok) (1475 – 1541) was the second Dalai Lama. ...


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Gedun Drub, 1st Dalai Lama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (206 words)
Gedun Drub (Wylie transliteration: Dge-'dun-grub), also spelled Gendun Drub and Gedun Drup (1391 1474) is retrospectively considered to be the first in the line of reincarnated Dalai Lamas of Tibet.
Gedun Drub was a student of Tsongkhapa (Btsong-ka-pa).
Gedun Drub was born in a cowshed as the son of nomadic tribespeople, and raised as a shepherd until the age of seven.
Gedun Drub, 1st Dalai Lama - definition of Gedun Drub, 1st Dalai Lama in Encyclopedia (211 words)
Gedun Drub (1391-1474) (dge 'dun grub) is considered to be the first in the line of reincarnated Dalai Lamas of Tibet.
Gedun Drub was a student of Je Tsongkhapa and was recognized as a Dalai Lama after his death.
Gendun Drub was born in a cowshed as the son of nomadic tribespeople, and raised as a shepherd until the age of seven.
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