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| − | '''[[Gyümé Dratsang]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[rgyud smad grva tshang]]'') or '''[[Lower Tantric College]]''' is one of two the main [[tantric colleges]] of the [[Gelug tradition]] with [[Gyütö Dratsang]]. (Tib: Gyüme) | + | '''[[Gyümé Dratsang]]''' ([[Wyl.]] ''[[rgyud smad grva tshang]]'') or '''[[Lower Tantric College]]''' is one of two the main [[tantric colleges]] of the [[Gelug tradition]] with [[Gyütö Dratsang]]. (Tib: [[Gyüme]]) |
One of the five major monasteries of the [[Gelug school]] in or around [[Lhasa]]; it was founded in 1433 by [[Je Sherab Senge]], a [[disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa]]. Originally located in lower Central Tibet and then Lhasa, it has now been re-established in Hunsur, south India. | One of the five major monasteries of the [[Gelug school]] in or around [[Lhasa]]; it was founded in 1433 by [[Je Sherab Senge]], a [[disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa]]. Originally located in lower Central Tibet and then Lhasa, it has now been re-established in Hunsur, south India. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:01, 24 August 2018
Gyümé Dratsang (Wyl. rgyud smad grva tshang) or Lower Tantric College is one of two the main tantric colleges of the Gelug tradition with Gyütö Dratsang. (Tib: Gyüme)
One of the five major monasteries of the Gelug school in or around Lhasa; it was founded in 1433 by Je Sherab Senge, a disciple of Lama Tsongkhapa. Originally located in lower Central Tibet and then Lhasa, it has now been re-established in Hunsur, south India.
See also : Upper Tantric College.
It was founded in Lhasa in 1440 by one of Jé Tsongkhapa's students, Sherab Senge (1383-1445).
The oldest former abbot of Gyümé receives the title of Jangtsé Chöjé and becomes a candidate for the Ganden Tripa position at the head of the Gelugpa School.
