A guru is a person who can really show your
the true nature of your mind and who knows the perfect remedies
for your psychological problems. Someone who doesn't know his
own mind can never know others' minds and therefore cannot be
a guru.
—Lama Thubten Yeshe
Lama Tsong Khapa
Tse Chen Ling Center offers Mahayana teachings within the tradition
of Lama Tsong Khapa. Lama
Tsong Khapa (1356-1419), also known as Je
Rinpoche Losang Drakpa, is one of the most important figures
in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. Born into a ordinary family
in the Amdo region of Tibet, he took the vows of a monk at a very
young age. By adolescence he had mastered much of the Buddhist
teachings and went on to continue his study under the great Buddhist
masters of his day. It is said that his intense devotion to study
and practice resulted in many visions and teachings received directly
from Buddhas and Bodhisattvas. His voluminous
writings provide commentaries on almost all of the classic
texts of Buddhism. He wrote many comprehensive treatises, most
notably his Great Exposition on the Stages of the Path to Buddhahood.
Lama Tsong Khapa also founded the three great monasteries of Tibet.
The Gelugpa tradition, one of the four schools of Tibetan Buddhism
regards Lama Tsong Khapa as its founder.
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