Ganden Tripa; 甘丹赤巴; Tibetan: དགའ་ལྡན་ཁྲི་པ (Ganden Tripa); Wylie: dga’ ldan khri pa;
The Ganden Tripa, the throne-holders of Ganden Monastery, is the head of the Gelugpa order. The Ganden Tripa is nominated or appointed on the basis of a hierarchical progression based on merit, with a tenure of 7 years.
The first Ganden Tripa was Gyaltsab Je (1364-1432). The second was Kedrub Je (1385-1438).
The current (104th) Ganden Tripa is Jetsun Lobsang Tenzin Palsangpo (1935).
甘丹赤巴為藏傳佛教格魯派「甘丹法座持有者」,甘丹寺住持,任期七年。
根據格魯派傳統,蔣哲曲傑與夏哲曲傑兩個法座的持有者,將會分別輪流擔任甘丹赤巴之位。