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Line 1: The '''Geluk''' (dge lugs) School was founded by [[Tsongkhapa]] ([[1357]]-[[1419 A great admirer of the [[Kadam]] teachings, Tsongkhapa was an enthusiastic promoter of the Kadam School's emphasis on the [[Mahayana]] principles of universal compassion as a fundamental spiritual orientation. He combined this with a strong emphasis on the cultivation of in-depth insight into the doctrine of emptiness as propounded by the great Indian masters [[Nagarjuna]] ([[2nd century The central teachings of the Geluk School are [[Lamrim]], or the "Stages of the Path", based upon the teachings of the Indian master [[Atisha]] (circa [[11th century]]) and the systematic cultivation of the view of [[shunyata|emptiness]]. This is combined with the deity yoga meditations of Highest Yoga Tantra deities such as [[Guhyasamaja]], [[Chakrasamvara]], [[Yamantaka]] and [[Kalachakra]], where the key focus is the realization of the indivisible union of bliss and emptiness. By the end of [[15th century]], Geluk had become the most dominant School of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], and from the period of "The Great Fifth" in the [[17th century]] the [[Dalai Lama]]s have held political power in Tibet. See also: [[Zaya Pandita]] |