About Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen
Lived 1364 – 1431 (aged 66–67). Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen was a writer and commentator.
Gyaltsab Je (1364 – 1432) or more elaborately, Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen was born in the Tsang province of central Tibet. He was a famous student of Je Tsongkhapa, and actually became the first Ganden Tripa (throne holder) of the Gelug tradition after Je Tsongkhapa's death. He also studied with Rendawa Zhonnu Lodro (red mda' ba gzhon nu blo gros, 1349–1412).
Gyaltsab Je was a prolific writer; one of his most famous texts is a commentary of Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life. Lodrö Tenpa, the seventh Ganden Tripa, was his student.
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Who was Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen?
Tibetan Buddhist monk and scholar
When was Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen born?
Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen was born in 1364 in Tsang.
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Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen died in 1431 in Lhasa.
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Gyeltsabje Darma Rinchen was a writer and commentator.
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