Tibet: History, Culture, and Religion

The Birth of Buddhism’s Powerful Gelug Sect

Documentary Jun 2, 2024 21 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

Available on Prime Video, The Great Courses Signature Collection

S1 E3: Learn about the history of the Gelug tradition, which started in 1359 with a drop of blood from the umbilical cord of a monk named Tsongkhapa Lobsang Drakpa. Discover how Tsongkhapa went on to become the first of about 100 leaders of the Gelug sect, and why the New Kadampa Tradition opposes the traditions of the current Dalai Lama.

Documentary Jun 2, 2024 21 min The Great Courses Signature Collection

TV-PG

Information

Released: 2024
Run Time: 21 min
Rated: TV-PG

Languages

Audio: English (AAC), English (United States)
Subtitles: English (CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.