- gdan sa gsum/
- ID:
- T105613
- གདན་ས་གསུམ (Tibetan, Tibetan script, Original)
- > gdan sa gsum/ (Tibetan, Latin script, Transliteration-THL Extended Wylie Transliteration)
The three monastic seats, referring to the three main Geluk monasteries in central Tibet: (1) Ganden (dGa' ldan, founded by tsong kha pa in 1409), (2) Drepung ('bras spung, founded by 'jam dbyangs chos rje in 1416), and (3) Sera (se rwa, founded by 'jam chen chos rje in 1419).
- language:
- English
- Author:
- Chris Hatchell
Other Dictionaries
1. Rangjung Yeshe Dictionary
the three great monasteries of the Gelukpa Sect [Drepung, Sera and Ganden]. three pillars of Buddhism. [Ganden, Sera and Drepung]
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- English
2. Ives Waldo Dictionary
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the three seats/pillars [the three great Gelukpa monasteries drepung, sera and ganden]
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- English
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the three seats/pillars
- language:
- English
3. Jim Valby Dictionary
the three great monasteries of the Gelukpa sect (Sera, Drepung, and Ganden)
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- English
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