Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama
Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama (1385–1438 CE) – better known as Khedrup Je – was one of the main disciples of Je Tsongkhapa, whose reforms to Atiśa's Kadam tradition are considered the beginnings of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.
| Khedrup Gelek Pelzang | |
|---|---|
| 1st Panchen Lama of Tibet | |
Khedrup Gelek Pelzang, 1st Panchen Lama | |
| Predecessor | Yungtön Dorjepel |
| Successor | Sönam Choklang, 2nd Panchen Lama |
| Born | 1385 Tsang, Tibet |
| Died | 1438 (aged 52–53) |
| Tibetan | མཁས་གྲུབ་རྗེ་ |
| Wylie | mkhas-grub dge legs dpal bzang po |
| House | Panchen Lama |
Khedrub Je is considered to be an emanation of Manjusri, the Buddha of Wisdom.
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