Gelug

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proper noun

A school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader.

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Dge-lugsGandenGelug-paGelugpayellow hat schoolyellow hat sect
OriginTibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader.

    Synonyms: Dge-lugs, Ganden, Gelug-pa, Gelugpa, yellow hat school, yellow hat sect

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader.

Similar
Dge-lugsGandenGelug-paGelugpayellow hat schoolyellow hat sect

Origin

  1. Tibetanདགེ་ལུགས་པ
  2. Tibetanདགེ་ལུགས་པ
  3. EnglishGelug

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

Gelug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gelug

MLA

“Gelug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gelug. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Gelug,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gelug.

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