{"id":66162,"date":"2006-07-31T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2006-07-31T20:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/?p=66162"},"modified":"2026-01-29T19:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T03:10:46","slug":"place-where-guru-tsongkhapa-was-born-kumbum-monastery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/place-where-guru-tsongkhapa-was-born-kumbum-monastery\/h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii\/the-most-acknowledged-and-the-most-rigorously-certified-buddha-in-the-history\/","title":{"rendered":"9. Place Where Guru Tsongkhapa Was Born: Kumbum Monastery"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"66162\" class=\"elementor elementor-66162\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d0a3585 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d0a3585\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5c6dfa\" data-id=\"e5c6dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-665d0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"665d0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">9. Place Where Guru Tsongkhapa Was Born: Kumbum Monastery<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df796db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df796db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f34a16c\" data-id=\"f34a16c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9951c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9951c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Skuvbum Monastery is a world-famous large monastery. It is also the place where the founder of the Geluk sect, Master Tsongkhapa, was born. Master Tsongkhapa was the supreme leader of the Geluk sect and the first Ganden Tripa.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Skuvbum Monastery has four colleges, which teach exoteric Buddhism, esoteric Buddhism, the Kalachakra, and medicine, respectively. That monastery has trained countless people of great virtue.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d63d18b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d63d18b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bccf09c\" data-id=\"bccf09c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f5b2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"48f5b2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1269\" height=\"1787\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-77556\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-2.jpg 1269w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-2-727x1024.jpg 727w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-2-768x1081.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/9-2-1091x1536.jpg 1091w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1269px) 100vw, 1269px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b3da1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b3da1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">United International World Buddhism Association Headquarters:<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Under auspicious circumstances, we were happy to learn of the publication of <em>A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma<\/em>\u2014Complete Proficiency in Exoteric and Esoteric Buddhism and Perfect Mastery of the Five Vidyas about the Buddha Vajradhara, H.H. Master Yangwo Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu. His Holiness\u2019s outstanding accomplishments are unprecedented. We respectfully send this letter of congratulations and joyfully offer our praise.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 His actions and mind are pure, and His good fortune and wisdom are limitless.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He benefits myriad living beings, and His willpower never tires.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 His powerful virtue is widespread, and His appearance is completely dignified.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 He truly abides in peace and His accomplishments are perfect!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Qinghai Skuvbum Monastery<br \/>An auspicious day in July of 2006<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d388a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d388a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ibsahq.org\/uploads\/editor\/files\/201808-5b6f7d326ffa6.pdf\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51e6c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c51e6c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed649a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ed649a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii-2\/#1\">\u00ab The Most Acknowledged and Most Rigorously Recognized Buddha<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skuvbum Monastery is a world-famous large monastery. 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