Etymology

Gelug

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Today it means: A school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader. Full definition →

Tibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ
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  1. Tibetan · borrowed fromདགེ་ལུགས་པ
  2. Tibetan · borrowed fromདགེ་ལུགས་པ
  3. English todayGelug

Borrowed from Tibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ (dge lugs pa).

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