The New Kadampa is a synonym for the 14th Century Gelukpas (Dge-lugs-pa) school of Tibetan Buddhism, as founded by Je Tsongkhapa (Btsong-ka-pa); being great admirer of the Kadampa teachings, Tsongkhapa was an enthusiastic promoter of the 11th Century Kadampa School's emphasis on the Mahayana principles of universal compassion as the fundamental spiritual orientation. Because of this great faith in the Kadampa, and as the Kadampa was quickly absorbed within the Geluk tradition, the Geluk was well known in tibet as the New Kadampa, though the synonym is less well known in English-speaking countries. (13th century - 14th century - 15th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which lasted from 1301 to 1400. ... The Geluk or Gelug (Wylie transliteration: Dge-lugs, Tibetan: དགེ་ལུགས་པ་) school of Buddhism was founded by Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), a philosopher and tibetan religious leader. ... Tibetan Buddhism - formerly (and incorrectly) also called Lamaism, after their religious gurus known as lamas - is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and the Himalayan region. ... 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... The Kadampa (Bka-gdams-pa) Tradition was a tibetan Mahayana Buddhist school. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 11th century was that century which lasted from 1001 to 1100. ... Relief image of the bodhisattva Guan Yin (Avalokitesvara) from Mt. ...

In the 1990s Geshe Kelsang Gyatso founded the New Kadampa Tradition (aka NKT) as a split from the Gelug school, derived from this synonym of the Geluk. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Venerable Geshe Kelsang Gyatso Geshe Kelsang Gyatso (Wylie: Dge-shes Bskal-bzang Rgya-mtsho) was born in Tibet in 1931 and ordained as a Buddhist monk at the age of eight. ... The New Kadampa Tradition (NKT) also known as the International Kadampa Buddhist Union (IKBU) is an independent global Buddhist organization founded by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso in the 1990s. ... The Geluk (dge lugs) School was founded by Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), Tibets best known religious reformer and arguably its greatest philosopher. ...