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This episode explores Gelug Buddhism, its similarities and differences to other schools, and its historical significance.

Bright on Buddhism - Episode 136 - What is Gelug Buddhism? What are some of its similarities and differences to other schools of Buddhism? What is its historical significance? Resources: Schaik, Sam van. Tibet: A History. Yale University Press 2011 Powers, John (2007) Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, p. 467. Snow Lion Publications. Jinpa, Thupten (2019). Tsongkhapa: A Buddha in the Land of Snows. Boulder, CO: Shambhala Publications. ISBN 978-1-61180-646-5. Wallace, Vesna A. (2015). Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society (illustrated ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-995866-5. Mullin, Glenn H. (2001). The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation. Clear Light Publishers. Santa Fe, NM. ISBN 1-57416-092-3. Arnold, Edward A. (2021). Tsongkhapa’s Coordination of Sūtra and Tantra: Ascetic Performance, Narrative, and Philosophy in the Creation of the Tibetan Buddhist Self, Doctoral Thesis, Columbia University. _________________________________ If you like our show and would like to support us, we encourage you to give your money or resources to a worthy cause. We can get through this. Our strongest weapon is solidarity. Stay strong and help where…

People in this episode

Host: Nicholas Bright Haight

Topics covered

• Gelug Buddhism
• Buddhist schools
• historical significance
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Tsongkhapa

Keywords

• Gelug Buddhism
• Buddhism
• Tibetan Buddhism
• Tsongkhapa
• Buddhist schools

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tibet: A History, Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism, Tsongkhapa: A Buddha in the Land of Snows, Buddhism in Mongolian History, Culture, and Society, The Fourteen Dalai Lamas: A Sacred Legacy of Reincarnation, Tsongkhapa’s Coordination of Sūtra and Tantra: Ascetic Performance, Narrative, and Philosophy in the Creation of the Tibetan Buddhist Self

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