List of works from the curriculum of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism
This is a list of works from the curriculum of the Gelug School of Tibetan Buddhism .
The works of the Gelugpa curriculum are based on the five major Indian text fonts (see section Main Topics ). The comments mostly come from the teachings of Tsongkhapa and his main disciples Gyeltshab Je ( rGyal-tshab rJe ; 1364–1432) and Khedrub Je ( mKhas-grub rJe ; 1385–1438). The large monasteries themselves wrote text books or commentaries, so-called Yigcha ( Yig-cha ; see section Text books ). The monastic training centers are called Dratshang ( Grwa-tshang ).
In the three main Gelugpa monasteries - the Three Great Monasteries : Ganden , Drepung and Sera - there are four degrees of Geshe titles: Lharampa, Tsogrampa, Rigrampa and Lingse.
Main themes
- Pramana (tshad ma) - based on Dharmakirti's Valid Perception / Commentary on Valid Cognition (skt. Pramanavartika, Tib. Tsad ma rnam 'grel).
- Prajnaparamita (phar phyin) - based on Maitreya's Far-reaching Discriminatory Awareness / Ornament of Realization (skt. Abhisamayalamkara, Tib. Mngon rtogs rgyan).
- Madhyamaka (dbu ma) - based on Chandrakirti's treatise on the Middle Way / A Supplement to Treatise on the Middle Way (skt. Madhyamakavatara, tib. Dbu ma la 'jug pa).
- Vinaya ('dul ba) - based on Gunaprabha's Vinaya Sutra (Skt. Vinayasutra, Tib.' Dul ba'i mdo).
- Abhidharma (mdzod) - based on Vasubandhu's treasury of special topics of knowledge / Treasury of Knowledge (skt. Abhidharmakosha, Tib. Mgon par chos kyi mdzod)
Text books
Ganden
- Ganden Changtse Dratshang (dGa'-ldan Byang-rtse Grwa-tshang): Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltshen (rJe-btsun Chos-kyi rgyal-mtshan) (1469–1544)
- Ganden Shartse Dratshang (dGa'-ldan Shar-rtse Grwa-tshang), Penchen Sönam Dragpa (Pan-chen bSod-nams grags-pa) (1478–1554)
Sera
- Sera Je Dratshang (Se-ra Byes Grwa-tshang): Jetsün Chökyi Gyeltshen (rJe-btsun Chos-kyi rgyal-mtshan)
- Sera Me Dratshang (Se-ra sMad Grwa-tshang): Jetsunpa's disciple Khedrub Gendün Tenpa Dargye (Mkhas-grub-dge-'dun Bstan-pa-dar-rgyas; 1493–1568)
Drepung
- Drepung Loseling Dratshang ('Bras-spungs Blo-gsal gling Grwa-tshang) Penchen Sönam Dragpa (Pan-chen bSod-nams grags-pa) (1478–1554)
- Drepung Ngagpa Dratshang ('Bras-spungs sNgags-pa Grwa-tshang). Penchen Sönam Dragpa (Pan-chen bSod-nams grags-pa) (1478–1554)
- Drepung Gomang Dratshang ('Bras-spungs sGo-mang Grwa-tshang) Künkhyen Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsondrü (Kun-mkhyen' Jam-dbyangs bzhad-pa Ngag-dbang brtson-'grus) (1648–1721),
- Drepung Deyang Dratshang ('Bras-spungs bDe-dyangs Grwa-tshang): Künkhyen Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsondrü (Kun-mkhyen' Jam-dbyangs bzhad-pa Ngag-dbang brtson-'grus) (1648–1721)
Labrang
- Labrang Monastery (Bla-brang dGon-pa): Künkhyen Jamyang Shepa Ngawang Tsondrü (in eastern Amdo (founded by the 1st Jamyang Shepa ), followed by most of the monasteries in Inner and Outer Mongolia , Buryatia , Kalmykia and Tuva .)
Web links
- treasuryoflives.org: The Gelugpa Monastic Curriculum (Miranda Adams)
- StudyBuddhism.com: An overview of the Gelug monastic training system (Tzenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II - translated and compiled by Alexander Berzin; translation into German: Tara Dorn)
References and footnotes
- ↑ On the different meanings of the word, cf. ZHDCD 2568.
- ↑ treasuryoflives.org: The Gelugpa Monastic Curriculum (Miranda Adams)
- ↑ StudyBuddhism.com: An overview of the monastic training system of the Gelug (Tsenzhab Serkong Rinpoche II; translated and compiled by Alexander Berzin; translation into German: Tara Dorn)