Gyaltsab Je

Who was Gyaltsab Je?

Gyaltsab Je or more elaborately, Gyaltsab Dharma Rinchen was born in the Tsang province of central Tibet. He was a famous student of Je Tsongkhapa, and actually became the first Ganden Tripa of the Gelug tradition after Je Tsongkhapa's death. He also studied with Rendawa Zhonnu Lodro.

Gyaltsab Je was a prolific writer; one of his most famous texts is a commentary on A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life.

Lodrö Tenpa, the seventh Ganden Tripa, was his student.