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The Gelug is the newest of the four major schools of Tibetan Buddhism.
It was founded by Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419), a Tibetan philosopher, tantric yogi and lama and further expanded and developed by his disciples.
Tsongkhapa founded the monastery of Ganden in 1409 as his main seat.
Drepung Monastery was founded by Jamyang Choje, Sera Monastery was founded by Chöje Shakya Yeshe, and
Tashi Lhunpo Monastery was founded by Gyalwa Gendün Drup, the 1st Dalai .
The Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT) was founded in 1975 by Lamas
Thubten Yeshe and
Thubten Zopa Rinpoche, who began teaching Buddhism to Western students in Nepal.
The FPMT has grown to encompass over 160 Dharma centers, projects, and services in 37 countries.
Since the death of Lama Yeshe in 1984, the FPMT's spiritual director has been Lama Zopa
Rinpoche.
FPMT maintains a number of charitable projects, including funds to build .
Thangka and
Mandala painting process
Thangka painting process is very difficult and time-consuming. To sketch the figures in a Thangka and mandala, the
artist must be an expert in the measurements and proportions of different deities. There are thousands of different deities in
Tibetan Buddhism.
Generating a pure motive
Canvas preparation
Foundation line drawing
Mixing the paint
Painting brush making
Painting
Redrawing and
shading
Details
Shading and final painting
Gold application
Opening the eye of .