Difference between revisions of "Geshe"

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Geshe (dge bshes). 1) A spiritual teacher according to the Mahayana teachings. 2) A learned teacher according to the Kadam and Gelug traditions.

In the Kadam tradition this is considered to be a spiritual friend that is teaching someone dharma.

In the Gelug tradition this is the title given to someone who has finished a corresponding Ph.D level spiritual education at one of the current main three monasteries, Drepung, Sera or Ganden.

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-<noinclude><span class=TibUni16>[[ཏཱ་ར་ན་ཐ།]]</span></noinclude><br>
+'''Geshe''' ([[dge bshes]]). 1) A spiritual teacher according to the Mahayana teachings. 2) A learned teacher according to the [[Kadam]] and [[Gelug]] traditions.
-<noinclude>[[t'a ra na tha]]</noinclude><br>
-===Short Biography===
+In the [[Kadam]] tradition this is considered to be a spiritual friend that is teaching someone dharma.
-Important master of the [[Jonang]] lineage.<br>
-(1575–1635) The last great throne-holder at Jonang , Taranatha was a successor to the reincarnation line of Kunga Dolchok. He recieved the entirety of major transmissions from the Kadam, Zhalu, Sakya, Shangpa Kagyu and Kamtsang Kagyu traditions, and was an expert on the tantras from the later translation period (gsar bsgyur). He recieved the Dro lineage of the Kalachakra from his teacher Kunga Palzang at Jomonang, and the transmissions according to Buton's Zhalu Rwa tradtion from Kenchen Lunrig Gyatso.
+In the [[Gelug]] tradition this is the title given to someone who has finished a corresponding Ph.D level spiritual education at one of the current main three monasteries, [[Drepung]], [[Sera]] or [[Ganden]].
-As one of the most prolific authors in the Jonang tradition, his 23 volumes of collected works encompass topics on history, tantric ritual practice, zhentong thought, autobiography, pilgrimage, astrology, medicine, meditation, etc.
+[[category:Key Terms]]
-In the year 1615, Taranatha founded Takten Damcho Ling Monastery (Phuntsok Ling) south of the Richo Chenmo mountain hermitage and Great Stupa of Jonang.
-===Primary Teachers===
-===Primary Students===
-===Primary Lineage===
-*[[Jonang]]<br>
-===Publications===
-*[[rgya gar chos 'byung]] or dam pa'i chos rin po che 'phags pa'i yul du ji ltar dar ba'i tshul gsal bar ston pa dgos 'dod kun 'byung
-*<br>
-===Alternate Names & Spellings===
-*[[Kunkhyen Taranatha]] [[kun mkhyen t'a ra na tha]]
-*[[Jetsun Taranatha]] [[rje brtsun t'a ra na tha]]
-*[[Jonang Taranatha]] [[jo nang t'a ra na tha]]
-*[[Drolwe Gonpo]] [[grol ba'i mgon po]]
-*Kunga Nyingpo - kun dga' snying po
-*Kunkhyen Jonangpa
-*tA ra nA tha<br>
-===Other Reference Sources===
-*[http://www.jonangfoundation.org/pdf/catalogue-taranatha-puntsogling.pdf Rgyal rtse Edition Outline (PDF)]
-*[http://www.jonangfoundation.org/pdf/catalogue-taranatha-dzamthang.pdf 'Dzam thang Edition Outline (PDF)]
-*[http://www.namsebangdzo.com/Origin_of_the_Tara_Tantra_p/3808.htm "Origin of the Tara Tantra" By Jonang Taranatha]
-*[http://www.tibet.dk/pktc/download/taranathabiog.zip "The Outer Autobiography of Jonang Taranatha": At The TCC Web-site in TibDoc]
-*[http://www.snowlionpub.com/html/product_9060.html The Essence of Other-Emptiness: by Taranatha, trans. & annotated by Jeffrey Hopkins]
-===Internal Links===
-*[[Great Madhyamaka by Taranatha]]<br>
-===External Links===
-*Jonang Foundation[http://www.jonangfoundation.org]
-*Tāranātha: A ‘Virtual Indian’ in 16th–17th century Tibet[http://www.tantric-studies.org/teaching/templeman-virtual-indian/]
-*[http://www.simhas.org/situin20.html At Simhanada--- Tai Situ Taranatha]<br>
-[[Category:Key Terms]]
-[[Category:Buddhist Masters]]
-[[Category:Jonang]]
-[[Category:Jonang Masters]]

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