Tsongkapa (All) | Tsongkapa Outline | Explanation of Iconographic Form | Blockprint Set | Blockprint Set on Silk | Life-story (Misc.) | Life-story (Zanabazar Museum) | Tsongkapa Five Forms | Tsongkapa Descending from Tushita | Sculpture
Lama Tsongkapa (1357-1419) was the founder of the Gelugpa School of Tibetan Buddhism. He established the Ganden Monastery which became the principal seat of the school. Beginning with Tsongkapa, the successive Throne Holders are the heads of the Gelugpa Tradition.
