Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelug school (Yellow Sect) of Tibetan Buddhism and a Buddhist theorist. In the monasteries of Lamas in Tibet, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Beijing and other regions of China, there are statues of Tsongkhapa, some of which are clay sculptures coated with gold, and some of which are cast in copper.
Tsongkhapa's real name is Rosang Dzapa (Shan Hui is called auspicious), which is the name of the Shami ordination. A native of Huangzhong County, Qinghai, emperor Yuan Shun was born in a Buddhist family in Dzongkha in the seventeenth year of the reign of Emperor Yuanshun (October 10, 1357 CE), his father was named Dalkha and Lubengge, and his mother was named Xinmao Acha, both of whom were very devout Buddhists. He died on October 25, 1419, the seventeenth year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty, at the age of 63. Because the Tibetan language calls Huangzhong (the area around the present-day Taal Monastery) "Tsongkha", it is revered as Tsongkhapa.
Tsongkhapa's famous eight great disciples
The Sect Master in thangka and his eight disciples
Jia Cao Jie (1361-1432), named Dharma Rinchen. Originally, he was sent to the Sakya sect, close to Rindhapa and others, and established sects in various monasteries with ten great treatises. Later, as a disciple of Tsongkhapa, he was taught all the tantras for twelve years. After Tsongkhapa's death, he succeeded to the throne as the first generation of the Kaden Monastery to sit on the throne. Later, according to Tsongkhapa's rules, the tantric teachings were propagated based on the precepts. During his thirteen-year reign (1419-1431), Tsongkhapa's disciples served him as if he were Tsongkhapa.
2. Keju jie (1385-1438), named Grebesan. Initially, he also came to the Sakya sect, close to Rindhapa and Dharma Rinchen, and also established ten great treatises. He was later introduced by Rindrapa and became a disciple of Tsongkhapa. After Tsongkhapa's death, he went to Houzang to promote the esoteric teachings. Later, he was welcomed back to Kaden Monastery by Dharma Rinchen and succeeded to the throne for eight years. His doctrine followed exactly Tsongkhapa's ideas. Keju jie is the first generation of Panchen Lamas who started the Panchen lineage.
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3. His Holiness The Great (1379-1448), named ZahiBedan. Among Tsongkhapa's disciples, he is called the first to hold the sutras, and is held in the 108 sutras of the Sutras. In the twelfth year of Yongle (1414), he was instructed by Tsongkhapa to establish Drepung Monastery the following year. Teaching the Madhyamaka and the Inming, etc., all depend on Tsongkhapa, and there are many disciples.
4. Dharma King of Great Mercy (1354-1435), Shakya Zhi. He once represented Tsongkhapa to Gyeongju to see Ming Chengzu and founded Sera Monastery after returning to Tibet. Later, Jin Jing served as a state teacher of Yongle and Xuande, and spread Tsongkhapa's teachings to Mongolia and Han China, becoming the most powerful person to spread the Dharma to the interior.
5. Gedun Tsungpa (1391-1475), who initially relied on the Hui Lion, then returned to Tsongkhapa's men, and then followed the Sorrowful Lion to Houzang to propagate the Dharma, where he founded the Tashilhunpo Monastery and held it for thirty-eight years. This is the largest temple in Houzang, where successive Panchen Lamas have presided over it.
6. Shanghuixian, Aliren. After completing his studies, he returned to the Ali Mang Domain to establish Dharma Monastery and propagate the teachings of Tsongkhapa.
7. Xia Huixian, a native of Xikang. At first, he studied at Sera Monastery, then returned to Xikang and established a monastery in Qamdo, and since then The Yellow Sect has prevailed in Xikang.
VIII. Quji Sangji Gyatso. He came to Lhasa to study Buddhism since he was a child and was certified as the reincarnation of the fifth generation of Ganden Jinzao Dharma Taylor Zhu Chug. Later, Quji Sangji Gyatso was posthumously recognized as the first living Buddha of Muri Xianggen. The Seventh Panchen Lama, Erdene Denbnima, wrote a prayer for the reincarnation of the living Buddha of Muri Xianggen.
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