Gyeltsap Darma Rinchen

Gyaltsab Je, born in 1364 in the Tsang province of central Tibet, was a significant figure in Tibetan Buddhism. He passed away in 1432. As a devoted student of Je Tsongkhapa, he succeeded his teacher and became the first Ganden Tripa, the spiritual leader of the Gelug school, following Tsongkhapa's death. Before his prominent role, Gyaltsab Je also studied under Rendawa Zhonnu Lodro. His intellectual contributions include being a prolific writer, with his commentary on Shantideva's "A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way Of Life" being a particularly renowned work. One of his notable students was Lodrö Tenpa, the seventh Ganden Tripa.