Get to know Gelugpa better with 10+ real example sentences.
Gelugpa in a sentence
Using Gelugpa
- In the example corpus, gelugpa often appears in combinations such as: the gelugpa, gelugpa monasteries, gelugpa school.
Context around Gelugpa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 31.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gelugpa
- In this selection, "gelugpa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, burgeoning, reformed, lhasa, monasteries, school and lacked stand out and add context to how "gelugpa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and his gelugpa sect and defend the gelugpa by attacking. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gelugpa" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gelugpa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelugpa school, and is regarded as the embodiment of the Bodhisattva of Compassion. (19 words)
Mullin 2001, p.87 Tsongkhapa largely modelled his new, reformed Gelugpa school on the Kadampa tradition and he also refrained from starting a tulku system. (25 words)
These enclaves persisted under Bhutanese control even after the rest of western Tibet came under the control of the Dalai Lama and his Gelugpa sect. (25 words)
Next, Donyo Dorje, the Bönpo king of Beri in Kham was found writing to the Tsangpa king in Shigatse to propose a co-ordinated 'pincer attack' on the Lhasa Gelugpa monasteries from east and west, seeking to utterly destroy them once and for all. (44 words)
So, in 1620, Mongol troops allied to the Gelugpa who had camped outside Lhasa suddenly attacked and destroyed the two Tsangpa camps and drove them out of Lhasa, enabling the Dalai Lama to be brought out of hiding and publicly enthroned there in 1622. (44 words)
This caused Sonam Chopel Rabten who became the 5th Dalai Lama's changdzo or manager, Mullin 2001, p.198 to seek more active Mongol patronage and military assistance for the Gelugpa while the Fifth was still a boy. (38 words)
Example sentences (12)
As he grew older, Karma Kagyu adherents, finding their sect was losing too many recruits to the monkhood to burgeoning Gelugpa monasteries, tried to contain Gelug expansion by launching military expeditions against them in the region.
Being the newest school, unlike the older schools the Gelugpa lacked an established network of Tibetan clan patronage and were thus more reliant on foreign patrons.
By that time, the Gelugpa or Yellow Hat school had, after a period of anarchy in Tibet, become a powerful force resulting in the flight to Bhutan of numerous monks of various minor opposing sects.
In fact, throughout the 5th's minority, it was the influential and forceful Sonam Chopel who inspired the Dzungar Mongols to defend the Gelugpa by attacking their enemies.
Mullin 2001, p.87 Tsongkhapa largely modelled his new, reformed Gelugpa school on the Kadampa tradition and he also refrained from starting a tulku system.
Next, Donyo Dorje, the Bönpo king of Beri in Kham was found writing to the Tsangpa king in Shigatse to propose a co-ordinated 'pincer attack' on the Lhasa Gelugpa monasteries from east and west, seeking to utterly destroy them once and for all.
Similarly, since the Tibetan Gelugpa were keen to revive a priest-patron relationship with the dominant power in China and Inner Asia, the Qing invitation was accepted.
So, in 1620, Mongol troops allied to the Gelugpa who had camped outside Lhasa suddenly attacked and destroyed the two Tsangpa camps and drove them out of Lhasa, enabling the Dalai Lama to be brought out of hiding and publicly enthroned there in 1622.
The Dalai Lama belongs to the Gelugpa school, and is regarded as the embodiment of the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
These enclaves persisted under Bhutanese control even after the rest of western Tibet came under the control of the Dalai Lama and his Gelugpa sect.
This caused Sonam Chopel Rabten who became the 5th Dalai Lama's changdzo or manager, Mullin 2001, p.198 to seek more active Mongol patronage and military assistance for the Gelugpa while the Fifth was still a boy.
Traditionally, it has been the responsibility of the High Lamas of the Gelugpa tradition and the Tibetan government to find a person accepted as his reincarnation.
Common combinations with gelugpa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: