and his frequent visions of black Mañjusri, with whom he would communicate. Umapa acted as a medium for Tsongkhapa, who eventually began having his own visions of Mañjusri.

During this period of extensive meditation retreat, Tsongkhapa had numerous visions of guru Mañjusri (Jamyang Lama). During these visions he would receive teachings from the bodhisattva and ask questions about the right view of emptiness and Buddhist practice. An important instruction Tsongkhapa is said to have received about