塔尔寺与格鲁派藏传佛教

Kumbum Monastery and Gelug Tibetan Buddhism

塔尔寺是格鲁派藏传佛教的创始人宗喀巴的故乡,地位仅次于西藏布达拉宫的藏传佛教朝圣中心。去塔尔寺朝圣,首先要对塔尔寺的历史、宗喀巴的身世与贡献、格鲁派藏传佛教的产生进行了解。

Kumbum Monastery is the hometown of Zongkaba,the founder of Gelug Tibetan Buddhism.It ranks second only to the Tibetan Buddhist pilgrimage center of the Potala Palace in Tibet.To make a pilgrimage to the Kumbum Monastery,we should first have an understanding of the history of the Kumbum Monastery,the history and contribution of Zongkaba,and the emergence of Gelug Tibetan Buddhism.