Galdan Namchot is a festival celebrated in Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and many regions of Himalaya, particularly in Ladakh, India. It commemorates the birth and parinirvana (death) and the Buddhahood of Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 AD), a famous scholar/teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Galdan Namchot is a festival celebrated in Tibet, Nepal, Mongolia and many regions of Himalaya, particularly in Ladakh, India. It commemorates the birth and parinirvana (death) and the Buddhahood of Je Tsongkhapa (1357–1419 AD), a famous scholar/teacher of Tibetan Buddhism whose activities led to the formation of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
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