Je Tsongkhapa inseparable from our root Spiritual Guide, Buddha Shakyamuni and Buddha Heruka. The names implies that our root Guru, Je Tsongkhapa (or Sumati Kirti, Sanskrit for Je Tsongkhapa’s ordained name), Buddha Shakyamuni and Heruka are one person but have different aspects. This painting also includes images of Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, above right, and his root Guru, Kyabje Trijang Rinpoche, above left, and Je Tsongkhapa’s spiritual sons, Gyaltsabje and Khedrupje, below left and right respectively.