Geluk
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| Key Term | Geluk |
|---|---|
| Hover Popup Choices | Gelug; Gelukpa; Gelugpa |
| Featured People | Tsongkhapa, Khedrup Je Gelek Palzang, Gyaltsap Je Dharma Rinchen, The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso, Thupten Jinpa |
| In Tibetan Script | དགེ་ལུགས་ |
| Wylie Tibetan Transliteration | dge lugs |
| Tibetan Phonetic Rendering | ge luk |
| English Standard | Geluk |
| Term Type | School |
| Source Language | Tibetan |
| Basic Meaning | The Geluk tradition traces its origin to Tsongkhapa, who propagated a modified version of the Kadampa lojong and lamrim teachings. It is the dominant tradition of Tibet, having established its control of the government under the figure of the Dalai Lama. |
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