Geshe Langri Thangpa (à ½Âà ¾³à ½Âà ¼Âà ½¢à ½²à ¼Âà ½Âà ½Âà ¼Âà ½Âà ¼ ; wylie: glang ri thang pa) (1054âÂÂ1123) is an important figure in the lineage of the Kadampa and Gelug schools of Tibetan Buddhism. He was born in Phenpo, as Dorje Senge (à ½¢à ¾¡à ½¼à ¼Âà ½¢à ¾Âà ½ºà ¼ à ½¦à ½ºà ½Âà ¼Âà ½Âà ½º ; wylie: rdo rje seng ge). His name derives from Langtang, the area in which he is said to have lived. He was a Kadampa master, and disciple of Potowa Rinchen Sel.
In the 2nd water bird year he founded Langtang Monastery (à ½Âà ¾³à ½Âà ¼Âà ½Âà ½Âà ¼ ; wylie: glang thang), as a Kadampa monastery. It later became a Sakya monastery.
He was the author of Eight Verses of Training the Mind (à ½Âà ¾³à ½¼à ¼Âà ½¦à ¾¦à ¾±à ½¼à ½Âà ¼Âà ½Âà ½²à ½Âà ½¦à ¼Âà ½Âà ½¢à ¾Âà ¾±à ½Âà ¼Âà ½Âà ¼ ; wylie: blo sbyong tshigs brgyad ma), considered a succinct summary of the Lojong (à ½Âà ¾³à ½¼à ¼Âà ½¦à ¾¦à ¾±à ½¼à ½Âà ¼ ; wylie: blo sbyong) teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. He is said to be an emanation of Buddha AmitÃÂbha.