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Je Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa

Name variants:

Lobzang Drakpa
Je Rinpoche

Further Information:

Great treasury of non-referential compassion, Avalokiteśvara,

Powerful lord of flawless wisdom, Mañjuśrī,

And destroyer of all the hosts of māra, Vajrapāṇi, Lord of Secrets—

Crowning glory amongst all the learned masters of the Land of Snows,

Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa, at your feet I pray!

Texts by and about the great master Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa (tsong kha pa blo bzang grags pa) (1357–1419), founder of the Gelug school:

Mind Training

Three Principal Aspects of the Path | Lamrim

One of the great Tsongkhapa Lobzang Drakpa's most famous teachings, this short text highlights the importance of renunciation, the motivation of bodhicitta, and the wisdom that realises the nature of things.

Prayers

Aspiration for the Stages of the Path | Lamrim

This very short prayer of aspiration, just seven quatrains long, focuses on accomplishing the stages of the path (lamrim) as a means to benefit all beings.

Prayer to Rendawa Shönnu Lodrö | Prayers

Tsongkhapa composed this five-line verse in honour of his teacher Rendawa Shönnu Lodrö (who then in turn adapted it into the famous Miktséma prayer to Tsongkhapa himself).

The Foundation of All Qualities | Prayers

This concise prayer of just fourteen stanzas encapsulates the entire teaching of the graduated path (Tib. lamrim) to enlightenment, including both sūtra and tantra.

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