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Tsongkhapa
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Tibetan Buddhist monk, philosopher, and guru (c. 1357–1419)

Also known as: Btsong-kha-pa, Dzongkhapa, Je Rinpoche, Je Tsongkhapa, Lobsang Dragpa, Losang Drakpa

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Known works

  • The bridge of quiescence
  • Lam rim chen mo
  • Compassion in Tibetan Buddhism (1980)
  • Rje Tsong-kha-pa chen poʼi gsung ʼbum bzhugs so
  • Zam lam Nā-roʼi chos drug gi sgo nas ʼkhrid paʼi rim pa yid ches gsum ldan źes bya ba bźugs so