{"id":68291,"date":"2008-06-21T07:52:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-21T15:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/?p=68291"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:42:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:42:39","slug":"41-ven-bamda-tubten-geleg-gyatso-rinpoche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/41-ven-bamda-tubten-geleg-gyatso-rinpoche\/h-h-dorje-chang-buddha-iii\/the-most-acknowledged-and-the-most-rigorously-certified-buddha-in-the-history\/","title":{"rendered":"41. Ven. Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"68291\" class=\"elementor elementor-68291\" 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\">41. Ven. Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche<\/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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56ebba3\" data-id=\"56ebba3\" 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-9692557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9692557\" 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=\"1316\" height=\"1624\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-1.jpg 1316w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-1-830x1024.jpg 830w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-1-768x948.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-1-1245x1536.jpg 1245w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1316px) 100vw, 1316px\" \/>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 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__width-initial 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<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 2\"><div class=\"layoutArea\"><div class=\"column\"><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The 1st Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche was Manmu Dawa Tubten Geleg Rinpoche, who was the most renowned Buddhist master of the Jonang tradition in recent history. His knowledge was vast and his level of realization was high. That rinpoche was considered by the Gelug sect as the incarnation of Guru Tsongkhapa and by the Jonang sect as the incarnation of the Venerable Duoluo Nanta. Up until now, his 199 books have been the main teaching material used by all monasteries of the Jonang tradition.<\/p><p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The current Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche became a monastic when he was a child. His knowledge is vast. He became a khenpo at a very young age and is very well respected.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\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-09a9c05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"09a9c05\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"1359\" height=\"1794\" src=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-79194\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-3.jpg 1359w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-3-776x1024.jpg 776w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-3-768x1014.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/41-3-1164x1536.jpg 1164w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1359px) 100vw, 1359px\" \/>\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-3fae9e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fae9e9\" 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;\"><strong>BLESSING INVOCATION<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I prostrate to the greatest leader of Buddhism in the dharmadhatu!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 I prostrate to the supreme and primordial sambhogakaya Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Buddhas and Bodhisattvas have found the true and complete incarnation of Dorje Chang Buddha, H.H. Dorje Chang Buddha III Wan Ko Yeshe Norbu\u2014the greatest leader of Buddhism in the dharmadhatu. Our joy is boundless. At this auspicious time, I convey my most sincere respects and beseech the magnificent and holy Dorje Chang Buddha III to bless all sentient beings in the six realms of reincarnation so that they may realize enlightenment soon, hear of and read <em>A Treasury of True Buddha-Dharma<\/em>, develop wisdom, become liberated holy beings, soon realize unhindered omniscience, and attain the perfect, supreme, and complete enlightenment of a Buddha.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 In body, speech, and mind, I pray that the dharma wheel of His Holiness forever turns!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Banda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche<br \/>On an auspicious day<\/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\/201808-5b6f8111418ce.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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11d2d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f11d2d5\" 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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1st Bamda Tubten Geleg Gyatso Rinpoche was Manmu Dawa Tubten Geleg Rinpoche, who was the most renowned Buddhist master of the Jonang tradition in recent history&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":79193,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[479],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-most-acknowledged-and-the-most-rigorously-certified-buddha-in-the-history"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68291","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68291"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68291\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82729,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68291\/revisions\/82729"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79193"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68291"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68291"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cabuddhists.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68291"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}