The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin The Monastery now serves as the seat of the Paṇchen Lama incarnation line.Following the Tibetan Buddhism belief in the principle of rebirth, the Dalai Lama is believed by adherents to be able to choose the body into which he is reincarnated. Gendun Drub remained the Abbot of Tashi Lhunpo Monastery until his death. Tashi Lhunpo Monastery became the fourth great Gelugpa monastery in Tibet after Ganden, Drepung and Sera Monasteries. He also established three religious colleges in Shigatse.
Its establishment increased the influence of Gelugpa in Tsang. The Treasury of Lives Gendun Drub founded Tashi Lhunpo Monastery in 1477 in Shigatse, Tsang, despite strong opposition from the dominating Sakya and Kagyu monasteries. The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin He held great prayer festivals twice at Tashi Lhunpo, one in 1463 and the next one in 1474, which was attended by around 1600 monks and 10000 laypeople. The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin He entered a meditation retreat at Narthang in 1441 at the age of 50. He later became the Abbot of Drepung Monastery, Lhasa. The Treasury of Lives After the death of Tsongkhapa’s successor, Khedrup Je (the 1st Panchen Lama, 1385–1438), Gendun Drup assumed the leadership of the Gelugpa. In 1432, Gendun Drub became the Abbot of the Sakya monastery Tanak Riku and converted it into a Geluk monastery. Narthang Monastery, Shigatse, where Gendun Drub became a fully ordained monk Unable to support the goatherd, his mother sent him to his uncle who was a monk at Narthang Monastery near Shigatse. His father died in 1398 when he was 7 years old. His father’s name was Gonpo Dorje (mgon po rdo rje) and his mother’s name was Jomo Namkyi (jo mo nam mkha’ skyid). He was raised as a shepherd for 7 years before being sent to Nartang Monastery by his mother. He was born in a nomadic tribe belonging to the Drom (‘brom) clan. The first Dalai Lama had a humble beginning.
Tsemrinpoche In his life span as a spiritual teacher, Gendun Drub trained abbots of the Hadam, Geluk, and Sakya Monasteries across Tibet and Kham. They studied and travelled together for twelve years spreading Tsongkhapa’s Lamrim teachings in monasteries including Sakya and Kadam monasteries in Tsang. Gendun Drub met his fellow student and heir to Tsonkhapa’s tantric teachings, Sherab Sengge (1383-1445) at Sangpu Monastery. Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa, Gendun Drub’s mentor In 1415 at the age of twenty-five, at Ganden Monastery, Ü-Tsang, he met the great Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa (tsong kha pa blo bzang grags pa, 1357-1419) where he became his student and learned a great deal of religious teachings culminating into his legacy. Due to his exemplary accomplishments in Vinaya studies, he earned the title of “omniscient” ( thams cad mkhyen pa).
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The Treasury of Lives At the age of 15, he received the name of Gendun Drubpa Pel (dge ‘dun grub pa dpal), and after five years was ordained as a full monk in 1411. After his father’s death, his mother sent him to Nartang Monastery to study where he was given the name of Pema Dorje. He was an avid learner and used to carve sacred Tibetan syllables and prayers into stones. From a very young age, Gendun Drub showed a deep interest in religious symbols and practices. Gendun Drub was born in 1391 in Gyurmey Rupa near Sakya in the Tsang region of central Tibet.
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