Upper Tantric College; 上密院; Tibetan: རྒྱུད་སྟོད (Gyuto); Wylie: rgyud stod;
Gyume and Gyuto are the two main Gelug tantric monasteries.
In 1475, Jetsun Kunga Dhondub established Gyuto, (Upper Tantric College), located near Ramoche Temple in Lhasa.
The birth place of the student monks normally determines which college they enter. For example, Mongolians and Ladakhis normally go to Gyume. Currently, Gyuto has relocated to Sidhbari, near Dharamsala, India.
上密院,下密院 是藏傳佛教格魯派修習密乘最高學府和修院。下密院為宗喀巴弟子傑尊·喜饒僧格於1433年創建。上密院為傑·貢嘎頓珠始建於1485年。
Synonyms/Additional Terms 同義詞:
Upper Tantric College
Gyuto
上密院