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Thirty-seven Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and Protectors

Who each one is, what they do, what people pray to them for, and how to recognize them. Every page has museum statues or paintings and a video of under a minute.

Shakyamuni Buddha01Shakyamuni BuddhaAmitabha02AmitabhaMedicine Buddha03Medicine BuddhaAvalokiteshvara05AvalokiteshvaraManjushri06ManjushriGreen Tara13Green TaraWhite Tara14White TaraYamantaka22YamantakaSix-Armed Mahakala26Six-Armed MahakalaYellow Jambhala30Yellow Jambhala

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EXPLORE THE GELUG TRADITION

Illustrated learning guides

From Tsongkhapa to Tashi Lhunpo: meet the teachers, monasteries and traditions.

Traditional depiction of Tsongkhapa, The Met collection01TsongkhapaTraditional portrait of Atisha, not a life portrait02Atisha and the Kadam TraditionGanden Monastery, the historical seat associated with the Ganden throne03Ganden Monastery: The Founding SeatDrepung Monastery, Lhasa, 201404Drepung Monastery: History and LearningSera Monastery, Lhasa05Sera Monastery and Buddhist DebateGyuto Monastery, Dharamshala, India06Gyuto and Gyumed Tantric CollegesPhoto: Gyuto Monastery, IndiaGanden Monastery, the historical seat associated with the Ganden throne07Ganden Tripa: Throne and SuccessionPhoto: Ganden MonasteryVajrabhairava sculpture, Los Angeles County Museum of Art08Three Major Gelug Tantric DeitiesImage: Vajrabhairava sculptureEntrance to Tashi Lhunpo Monastery, Shigatse09Tashi Lhunpo and the Gelug Heritage of Tsang

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A mindful start to the day

Today in the Tibetan Calendar

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Phugpa calendar · 2025–2031. Traditional cautions are cultural references, not predictions of personal fortune. Follow your teacher or local monastery for observances.

Sources, repeated dates and clothing colours

Dates follow a published Phugpa calculation. Repeated dates are labelled; annual observances use the second occurrence. Listed annual observances on omitted dates are shown on the preceding date. Time-zone selection changes which civil day is called today.

This module includes selected fixed lunar-date cautions and practice reminders, not a full almanac of elemental or stellar combinations. We have not verified a Gelug source for daily lucky clothing colours, so no clothing prediction is generated.

Calendar calculation · FPMT date rules · Tsongkhapa Day

A story for today

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Ganden Monastery landscape

365 Daily Wisdom

A short reflection each day. Pause, read and bring a little kindness into life.

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