Chökyi Gyeltshen
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Chökyi Gyeltshen (1402–1473) was a Tibetan spiritual leader. He was the sixth Ganden Tripa
of the Gelug
school of Tibetan Buddhism
from 1463 to 1473.He was also the 1st Tatsak Rinpoche (rta tshag rin po che).
Ganden Tripa
The Ganden Tripa or Gaden Tripa is the title of the spiritual leader of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism, the school which controlled central Tibet from the mid-17th century until 1950s. He is identical with the respective abbot of Ganden Monastery...
of the Gelug
Gelug
The Gelug or Gelug-pa , also known as the Yellow Hat sect, is a school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa , a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader...
school of Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism is the body of Buddhist religious doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet and certain regions of the Himalayas, including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and India . It is the state religion of Bhutan...
from 1463 to 1473.He was also the 1st Tatsak Rinpoche (rta tshag rin po che).