the gelug school's mahamudra tradition is traditionally traced back to the school's founder tsongkhapa (1357- 1419), who was said to have received oral transmission from manjushri, and it is also traced to the indian masters like saraha through the drikung kagyu master chennga chokyi gyalpo who transmitted kagyu mahamudra teachings (probably the five fold mahamudra) to tsongkhapa. jagchen jampa pal (1310-1391), a prominent holder of the 'jag pa tradition of the shangpa teachings, was also one of the teachers of rje tsongkhapa.