Gyaltsab Je

About The Author

Gyaltsab Je (1364–1432) was born in the Tsang province of central Tibet. He was a famous student of Je Tsongkhapa, and became the first Ganden Tripa (throne holder) of the Gelug tradition after Je Tsongkhapa's death. He also studied with Rendawa Zhonnu Lodro (red mda' ba gzhon nu blo gros, 1349–1412). Gyaltsab Je was a prolific writer; one of his most famous texts is a commentary of Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattba's Way of Life. Lodro Tenpa, the seventh Ganden Tripa, was his student.

Books by Gyaltsab Je

Buddhist Epistemology in the Geluk School

Three Key Texts

By Jonathan Samuels, Khedrup Je, Gyaltsab Je and The First Jamyang Shepa
Book #21
Tibet’s philosophical tradition is on brilliant display in this anthology of works exploring the means to finding certainty in an impermanent and interdependent world. Here, descendants of the great Tsongkhapa plumb the nature of knowing to harness it in the service of awakening.
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