meaning "Regent", which he would earn through his efforts to establish Gelugpa power. The 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso (1617–1682), was the...

Khan, cementing strong ties between Central Asia, the Dalai Lamas, the Gelugpa and Tibet. The 5th in the succession used the vast popular power base of...

Tibet in the 12th century. Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), the founder of the Gelugpa school and the most outspoken proponent of the distinction, followed Candrakīrti...

competitor for power over Tibet. The family was generally opposed to the Gelugpa and Dalai Lamas, whose power meanwhile increased in Ü. The Tsangpa ruler...

the most senior official of the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism for over 40 years (circa 1615–1658). The Gelugpa school was twice threatened with...

pronounced like the English word key) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery of the Gelugpa sect located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft)...

to the Gelugpa (Yellow Hat) sect of Tibetan Buddhism and was founded by Changzem Tserab Zangpo, a disciple of Tsong Khapa, founder of Gelugpa, in the...

(1368–1644) and the Manchurian Qing dynasty (1644–1912) which ruled China. The Gelugpa school, founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), rose to (political) prominence...

Choekyi Nyima (born 25 April 1989) is the 11th Panchen Lama belonging to the Gelugpa school of Tibetan Buddhism, as recognized and announced by the 14th Dalai...

last khan Ligdan moved to battle against Tibetan Gelugpa sect (Yellow Hat sect) forces. The Gelugpa forces supported the Manchus, while Ligdan supported...