"Gelug" meaning in English

See Gelug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ (dge lugs pa). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|bo:དགེ་ལུགས་པ|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Tibetan", "term" : "དགེ་ལུགས་པ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bo" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Gelug", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Gelug"> Borrowed from Tibetan དགེ་ལུགས་པ (dge lugs pa). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gelug
  1. A school of Buddhism founded by Je Tsongkhapa, a philosopher and Tibetan religious leader. Synonyms: Dge-lugs, Ganden, Gelug-pa, Gelugpa, yellow hat school, yellow hat sect Related terms: Dalai Lama, Ganden Tripa
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