Gendün Drup

Gendün Drup (Wyl. dge 'dun grub) (1391-1474) — born into a simple nomadic family of Tsang, Gendün Drup would become an incredibly learned and realized master. He began studying in the Kadampa tradition but then, after meeting with Tsongkhapa in 1415 in Central Tibet, he became one of his closest disciples and followed the Gelugpa school. Two centuries later he would be given the title of First Dalai Lama.

Internal Links

• Dalai Lama Incarnation Line
• Tashilhunpo Monastery

Further Reading

• Gendun Drub, Bridging the Sutras and Tantra, translated by G.H. Mullin, Snow Lion, 1982