Sakya
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The Sakya school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It is one of the Red Hat Orders along with the Nyingma and Kagyu.
Sakya Lineage Tree
Virūpa, 16th century. It depicts a famous episode in his hagiography when he stopped the sun in the sky.
Sakya Monastery
Sakya Pandita
Gelug
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The Gelug is the youngest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism. It was founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a Tibetan philosopher, tantric yogi and lama and further expanded and developed by his discipl
Sakya
…Sakya (Tibetan: ས་སྐྱ་, Wylie: sa skya, 'pale earth') school is one of four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the others being the Nyingma, Kagyu, and Gelug. It is one of the Red Hat Orders along with the Nyingma and Kagyu. The name Sakya ("pale earth") derives from the unique grey landscape of the Ponpori…
An illustration of Je Tsongkhapa, the founder, and his two principal students (Kédrup and Gyeltsap) on his left and right with other lineage teachers and protectors of the Gelug tradition
The 14th Dalai Lama (center), the most influential figure of the contemporary Gelug tradition, at the 2003 Kalachakra ceremony, Bodhgaya (India)
Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama (1385–1438 CE), the main leader of the Gelug school after Tsongkhapa's death
Gendun Drup, founder of Tashilhunpo Monastery, and the First Dalai Lama